Amtrak's retired HHP8 electric locomotives - nicknamed "Hippos" during their relatively short operating life - are nearing their return to service as cab cars. The company operated crew ...

SEATTLE — Amtrak has announced the ... intensive inspections of multiple cars. The removal will impact services on several routes, including the Downeaster, Hiawatha, Borealis, and Amtrak ...

Amtrak is relocating Amfleet railcars from around the country to help restore service in the Pacific Northwest after the discovery of dangerous corrosion that forced the rail provider to pull dozens ...

One idea that's getting support is expanding service through the Amtrak Downeaster. That could include new ... According to a recent study, about 40,000 Mainers do not have access to a car, and many ...

Witnesses reported that safety lights were flashing and gates were down at the intersection when the tractor-trailer crossed into the path of Amtrak's Downeaster ... the truck's cab was split ...

Service on its Downeaster, Hiawatha, Borealis and Cascades routes will be impacted as the cars undergo repairs. Across those four routes, Amtrak pulled 70 passenger cars, reported Janet Matkin ...

and Amtrak Cascades. Some trains, such as the Downeaster, will operate with fewer cars, while other services will be provided substitute transportation until a long-term plan is developed.

Several trains running on Amtrak ... cars on Amtrak’s equipment roster. Amtrak Cascades service in the Northwest was the most seriously affected. So were Hiawatha trains between Chicago and Milwaukee ...

WASHINGTON – Amtrak officials ... in among the 450 railroad cars on the Northeast Corridor and on connecting routes such as the Empire and Keystone services, the Downeaster and the Vermonter.