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Northeast Corridor

Explosion On Bridge In North Philadelphia Caused By Thermic Event

Authorities were called into action after an explosion on a bridge over the Amtrak train tracks early Friday evening in the Brewerytown neighborhood of Philadelphia.

2013/02/01

Amtrak To Test Trains At 165 MPH, Starting In New Jersey

Amtrak is going to break the speed limit this week in the Northeast Corridor.

2012/09/24

Discussions Heat Up Over High Speed Rail

SEPTA headquarters was the location of a public scoping open house and hearing Monday evening on a future plan for a 220-mile an hour speed train along the Northeast Corridor.

2012/08/20

Public Gets Its Say Today On Amtrak’s Vision For High Speed Rail

Amtrak released its 30-year vision several weeks back and later today the Federal Railroad Administration will engage in some give-and-take over what it might mean here.

2012/08/20

(An Acela train at 30th Street Station in Philadelphia. File photo)

Amtrak Unveils Long-Range Improvement Plan For Northeast Corridor

This plan merges years of work on improving existing service with a bold vision for the next four decades that could include an airport stop and a tunnel in Philadelphia.

2012/07/09

Amtrak’s New E-Ticket System Should Be Ready This Summer

“We will send them an electronic ticket by email or over their smartphone that they can print themselves, or present from their smartphone to their conductor,” Amtrak’s Matt Hardison explains.

2012/05/10

New Jersey Transit Accepting Google Wallet For Fare Payment

New Jersey Transit is getting together with Google — but it’s for speed, not for search.

2011/10/20

Amtrak Back On Schedule After Three Days Of Power Problems

Amtrak is back up and running on a normal schedule this morning after three straight days of delays because of low-voltage along the Northeast Corridor.

2011/06/24

Amtrak Promises Smoother Commute Following 3rd Disruption In 3 Days

Trains along the Northeast Corridor are being disrupted at the start of the Thursday rush hour, with Amtrak and New Jersey Transit service suspended along some of the most heavily traveled lines in the northeast for the third time in three days.

2011/06/23

The ticker board at Amtrak's 30th Street Station shows a delay of one hour, 30 minutes for a train to Washington DC. (Credit: Jim Melwert)

Amtrak, New Jersey Transit Rail Service Restored, Delays Remain

New Jersey Transit and Amtrak service between Philadelphia and New York City has been restored.

2011/06/21

Amtrak Commuters Will See Upgrades Thanks To Federal Transportation Windfall

The Delaware Valley is one of the big winners in the award of $2 billion in federal transportation funds.

2011/05/09

Amtrak Service Announcements Now On Twitter

Amtrak has joined the social media movement and is now tweeting about major problems.

2011/03/30

New Jersey Owes Big Money Over Failed ARC Tunnel Project

If you’re one of a few thousand people in the area who commutes by rail to New York every day, you probably were disappointed last month when New Jersey Governor Chris Christie killed the idea of a new tunnel under the Hudson River.

2010/11/14

Amtrak To Spend Close to $500 Million On New Electric Locomotives

Amtrak riders on runs out to Harrisburg and along the Northeast Corridor will soon have new electric locomotives pulling them along although the equipment upgrade, long in coming, will take awhile to be completed.

2010/10/31

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