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5 Mar 2019, 9:05 pm by Mark Nakahara
Although Amtrak has almost exclusively operated intercity passenger service since its foundation, private entities in recent years have entered the field. [read post]
4 Aug 2009, 12:27 pm
The area is serviced by many transit systems, including buses, Metrolink commuter rail and Amtrak trains. [read post]
21 May 2012, 4:34 am by railroadaccidentfelalawyer
Mismarking of the work site and failing to keep employees off in-service tracks also need to be investigated. [read post]
30 May 2011, 2:38 pm by PunditMom
   I guess LaHood missed the Wall Street Journal article examining the probability of rail attacks : “We have the events of London, Madrid and Mumbai to remind us that terrorist groups including al Qaeda have looked at using rail transportation to further violent pursuits,” he said. [read post]
10 Jun 2015, 2:47 pm
The limit stems from a law that’s nearly 20 years old.Amtrak Reform and Accountability Act of 1997The Amtrak Reform and Accountability Act of 1997 placed a limit on the damages for which a rail and motor carrier passenger service could be held liable in the event of an accident. [read post]
18 Jun 2010, 8:28 am by Barbara E. Lichman, Ph.D.
As recently as early June, 2010, another competitor entered the field for the right to provide rail service from Las Vegas to Southern California: Genesis High Speed Rail America, LLC. [read post]
20 Oct 2011, 4:38 pm by railroadaccidentfelalawyer
An experienced rail accident attorney with our firm explores the new Amtrak passenger train service that will soon expand to Norfolk and what impact it could have on safety for area residents. [read post]
9 Mar 2015, 10:04 am by Lyle Denniston
However, three opinions issued Monday raised considerable doubt that the authority to set standards to assure on-time performance of rail passenger service will remain as Congress dictated in a new Amtrak law seven years ago. [read post]
10 Sep 2018, 10:28 am by Brad Schnure
” As a member of the Senate Legislative Oversight Committee, Kean has pushed New Jersey Transit to address maintenance and staffing issues that impact the safety and reliability of the region’s rail service. [read post]
24 Jul 2018, 9:58 am by Justin Marks
  Eligible applicants include states, public agencies, Amtrak, and Class II and Class III rail carriers and railroad or equipment manufacturer working with eligible applicants. [read post]
4 Dec 2014, 5:00 pm by Stephen Wermiel
Amtrak operates largely over tracks owned by freight rail companies. [read post]
19 Sep 2011, 7:07 pm by railroadaccidentfelalawyer
By Rick Shapiro, VA Railroad Injury Attorney My colleague John Cooper has posted a new blog to our Virginia personal injury attorneys’ website about proposed federal cuts to Amtrak that could result in a 60 percent reduction in funding to Virginia’s rail services. [read post]
18 Sep 2014, 8:10 pm
According to the San Francisco Chronicle, Betti joined representatives from Caltrans and Amtrak for a public event at the Emeryville train depot in order to raise awareness about rail safety. [read post]
10 Oct 2011, 3:17 am by railroadaccidentfelalawyer
As explained in a McClatchy-Tribune News Service report from September 27, 2011, every rail company from BNSF and CSX to Norfolk Southern is feeling an acute need for new brakemen, conductors, engineers, trackmen and rail yard workers because the corporations’ workforces are aging and retiring and also because freight and passenger volumes have increased steadily over the past 5 years. [read post]
31 Oct 2011, 4:02 am by railroadaccidentfelalawyer
The association is the leading trade group for Class I freight railroads — particularly BNSF, CSX, Norfolk Southern and Union Pacific —  and Amtrak. [read post]
12 Jun 2015, 9:17 am by Gregory J. Brod
  Amtrak had been in the process installing Positive Train Control (PTC) throughout its rail network. [read post]
16 Oct 2015, 8:00 am by Nicole Reustle
” According to NBC News,  If rail service really were to shut down on key parts of the nation's network, the economic impact would be fierce. [read post]