ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ7) Roanoke celebrated the return of passenger rail Monday, as the inaugural train arrived at the platform in downtown Roanoke. A large crowd greeted the train, which will begin regular Amtrak service on Tuesday morning. Monday’s trip carried invited guests from Lynchburg to Roanoke, but starting Tuesday, the daily Northeast Regional service will carry […]
WASHINGTON – In anticipation of the busiest travel week of the year, Amtrak is prepared to accommodate the surge of holiday travelers with additional trains and added capacity – operating every available passenger railcar. Tickets sell out quickly, so customers are encouraged to plan ahead and book tickets early. In response to customer demand, Amtrak Acela Express (Boston – […]
Enjoy the journey and explore the stops along the way WASHINGTON – Amtrak is launching bike service on the Vermonter to provide passengers a more convenient way to travel with their bicycles. Tickets for carry-on bike service are now available for travel beginning May 1. The Vermonter operates daily between Washington, D.C., and St. Albans, […]
NEW YORK—The National Park Service (NPS), in partnership with Amtrak, has added the New York to Washington, D.C. Saturday morning route as part of its Trails and Rails program. NPS volunteers will assist passengers with information about national parks and monuments on Saturday mornings aboard Amtrak Northeast Regional Train 153, leaving New York Penn Station at 8:05 A.M. and […]
Great deals on travel to America’s national parks & monuments WASHINGTON – Just in time for families making summer travel plans, Amtrak is partnering with the U.S. Department of the Interior’s National Park Service to expand the popular Trails & Rails program and help Americans connect with one of our nation’s true treasures – the […]
Free Wi-Fi now available on eastern Long-Distance trains, groundbreaking wireless upgrades underway WASHINGTON – Amtrak is expanding availability of its cellular-based Wi-Fi service, AmtrakConnectSM, as well as advancing new wireless technology on board trains that will lead to overall improvements in Wi-Fi reliability and performance across Amtrak’s national network. AmtrakConnectSM is now offered as the latest […]
Concourse renovation will increase passenger capacity, modernize station WASHINGTON – Amtrak is advancing a near-term comprehensive renovation of Washington Union Station’s intercity and commuter rail concourse, which will add approximately 20,000 square feet of new passenger space – nearly doubling the concourse’s current capacity. Design is underway to upgrade passenger amenities including new restrooms, boarding […]
Acela pilot begins; long distance trains added WASHINGTON – Amtrak announced today it has extended and expanded its pets program, allowing customers to continue traveling with their small pets on many eastern corridor trains. Amtrak has also added this service for trips up to 7 hours in length to most long distance trains beginning Tuesday, […]
The Committee to Advance the TransDominion Express (TDX) will be meeting in Bristol on Friday, October 11, 2013. Date: Friday, October 11, 2013 Time: 10:00 am Location: Bristol Train Station, 101 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., Bristol, TN 24201 The committee will meet with Virginia and Tennessee legislators, business leaders and transportation experts to discuss […]
Siemens-built equipment to improve reliability, efficiency and mobility WASHINGTON – A new era of more reliable and energy efficient Amtrak service for Northeast intercity rail passengers is coming down the tracks as the first of 70 advanced technology electric locomotives being built by Siemens begin rolling off the assembly line today. The first units of […]
