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Amtrak is preparing for work to begin modernizing and boosting capacity at Union Station, a Metra and intercity rail hub.

District of Columbia firefighters battled a blaze at an Amtrak maintenance ... mitigate possible diesel runoff. At least one of the wrecked railroad cars was a heritage locomotive, according ...

$3.5 million for an electric locomotive for the iconic 65-mile-long Grand Canyon Railway, which carries 225,000 tourists annually to the South Rim. $22 billion for Amtrak upgrades ...

The Southern California Regional Rail Authority (SCRRA) has awarded Alstom an operations and fleet maintenance contract for ...

The Class DD51 diesel-hydraulic locomotive was in service for nearly 60 years since the era of the former Japanese National Railways. The Class DD51 replaced steam locomotives as the workhorse of ...

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey and the state Legislature supported the state study. None of the report's six options include ...

But Amtrak also continues to try new things. It’s in the process of upgrading the interiors of some of its Superliner and Viewliner cars. It has started rolling out new locomotives — the first ...

The air-conditioned and sound proofing of the 80 Class square ended diesel cabin design was very different again, as much of the sound was dissipated to the crew driving the locomotive. The GM ...