Amtrak and Via Rail Canada jointly operate routes between the United States and Canada, including the Maple Leaf from New York City to Toronto.
Passengers sit aboard trains in rail yards as Amtrak attempts to generate revenue by shunting freight cars on and off their trains.
For now, New Jersey Transit, the Long Island Rail Road and Amtrak have hired a design firm to bring some light and fresher air into Penn Station.
Elsewhere, waters rushed into two of the four tunnels used by the Long Island Rail Road, Amtrak and NJ Transit under the East River between Manhattan and Queens.
Amtrak said it has suspended rail service between New York and Boston, and between Springfield, Massachusetts, and New Haven, Connecticut, due to severe weather and fallen trees, according to its website.
In the richest country in the world, the only line that passes for "high-speed rail" is Amtrak's built-too-wide Acela train, which runs between Boston, New York, and Washington at an average speed of about 80mph.
Which they might be, except for the most potent enemy of passenger rail in America: Amtrak itself.
In 1970 Congress created Amtrak to take over the ailing rail passenger service.
It will ease access to bare, gritty platforms for Amtrak, NJ Transit and Long Island Rail Road.
On November 16, 2012, Union Pacific agreed to allow the X Train to run on what has been exclusively a freight train rail line since 1997, when Amtrak terminated passenger service between L.A. and Las Vegas.
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Throughout its life Amtrak has made the argument, repeatedly, that rail is the most cost-effective and environmentally sound form of travel.
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The resumption of rail service also will provide relief to Amtrak, which has seen its service halted between New Haven and New York since Friday's crash.
By the 1970s, rail travel was in deep decline, and Amtrak was founded in an attempt to arrest its fall.
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Amtrak said 115, 000 people are expected to travel the rail lines on Wednesday alone.
Over 500, 000 commuters and intercity rail passengers would be affected by a shutdown of Amtrak.
But is Amtrak working off -- I'm talking about passenger rail now -- because some of these corridors, particularly the East Coast corridor into Washington is very sensitive.
Public transit, including commuter rail, buses and subways, were halted, and Amtrak closed service to and from the city.
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Are you -- is this administration working with Amtrak to try to work something out to enforce security on the rail system, passenger rail?
Alone and in partnership with Amtrak, Caltrans is also involved in the support of intercity passenger rail service in California, and is a leader in promoting the use of alternative modes of transportation.
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Shumlin has been committed to improving rail connections between Vermont and Quebec, including the restoration of the Amtrak service between St.
But more ambitiously, Amtrak recently hired consulting firm KPMG to develop a plan for high-speed rail service from Washington, DC to Boston by 2020.
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And Amtrak nixed several of its scheduled runs, citing the weather, while commuter rail service in and out of New York and other locales were also impacted.
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