The warning comes from Paul H. Reistrup, who ordered the cars at issue when he was President of Amtrak in the mid-1970s. Reistrup began his railroad career in a civil engineering capacity with the ...

The end may be in sight for an aged mainstay of the national passenger car fleet. The national passenger train operator posted a Request for Information (RFI) aimed at exploring possible replacements ...

Amtrak Cascades will begin restoring train service this week following last week's nationwide grounding of all Horizon-model passenger cars due to corrosion, which left the Cascades line with only one ...

US-based passenger railroad service provider Amtrak has issued a request for information (RFI) to find information on new rail vehicles that could replace its outdated Amfleet I equipment, including ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — All Amtrak Cascades trains have returned to regular service after an 11-day disruption caused by the removal of Horizon-model passenger cars from service nationwide, officials ...

Rensselaer Amtrak trains serving the Capital Region will get a fresh new look as part of a $16 million overhaul of 450 of the passenger railroad's oldest Amfleet cars. The work, which includes new ...

One of the current Amfleet cars. Credit: Wiklimedia Full size 640 × 427 Published inGoodbye, Amfleet. Hello, Airo ...

Although Amtrak ridership continues to rise, the passenger experience onboard Amtrak's aging Amfleet I cars in the Northeast and Midwest has remained static for quite a while. While WiFi and power ...

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