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Monday, May 20, 2013

Amtrak to Replace Quarter Century-Old Locomotives Along DC-Boston Route

New locomotives could put $300 million in electricity back on the grid.

Amtrak plans to replace a total of 70 locomotives on its Northeast Regional line, which transports passengers between Newport News, VA, and Boston, MA, according to the dcist website.   Trains on the popular route, which often involve long lines of waiting commuters at DC's Union Station, are pulled by locomotives that are more than 25 years old and feature outdated technology, according to the article. In a May 13 news release, Amtrak president and CEO Joseph Boardman said, “The new Amtrak locomotives will help power the economic future of the Northeast region, provide more reliable and efficient service for passengers and support the rebirth of rail manufacturing in America.” The new locomotives, dubbed “Amtrak Cities Sprinters,” will …

Monday, March 4, 2013

Acela, Northeast Regional Ridership Skyrockets

Have you noticed an increase in ridership when taking Amtrak?

Have you noticed that the lines at Union Station for the Acela and Northeast Regional trains to New York City are getting longer? If so, you're not imagining things. According to a Brookings Institution report, Amtrak ridership has grown by 55 percent since 1997, and most of this increase has been based in short-distance routes (less than 400 miles). Eighty-three percent of all Amtrak ridership in 2012 was via short-distance routes. The two most popular routes in the Northeast Corridor are the Acela and the Northeast Regional, both of which make stops at Union Station in Washington, DC; Penn Station in New York City; and South Station in Boston (with other station stops in-between). The Acela had 3.395 million riders in 2012 while the …

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