Has Amtrak abandoned its vision of 220-mile-per-hour bullet trains speeding up and down the Northeast Corridor?
The railroad recently issued draft specifications for new trains to replace its existing Acelas that call for 160 m.p.h. trains, not the 220 mph versions Amtrak said in January that it was seeking.
Read the complete story at The Inquirer.
Related News
- New Jersey Train Length, Crew Size Law Awaits Governor’s Signature
- CSX Conductor, Single Mother Devastated in Head-on Collision
- Union Mourns the Loss of Brother Charles Harrison
- FRA Issues Grade-Crossing Safety Advisory
- Amtrak To Give SMART-TD Members Holiday Bonuses
- Value of Unions
- 2026 Railroad Retirement and Unemployment Insurance Tax Changes
- SMART-TD Members on UP Properties Ratify Five-Year Agreement
- Railroader’s Son to Perform at Carnegie Hall
- Rail Trespassing and Suicide Fatalities Up 70%