AMTRAK NEWS & RELEASES

East River Tunnel Line 2 Reopening RecapNews

East River Tunnel Line 2 Reopening Recap

September 1, 2026
Amtrak Board Establishes System Expansion Committee to Advance Passenger Rail GrowthNews

Amtrak Board Establishes System Expansion Committee to Advance Passenger Rail Growth

September 1, 2026
Happy First Birthday, NextGen Acela: A Year of Redefining American Train Travel Features

Happy First Birthday, NextGen Acela: A Year of Redefining American Train Travel 

August 28, 2026
Amtrak and partners post for a groundbreaking photo with dirt on shovels at Sunnyside Rail Yard
Amtrak and Partners Break Ground on New Train Maintenance Facility in New York CityAiroNews

Amtrak and Partners Break Ground on New Train Maintenance Facility in New York City

August 28, 2026
Amtrak to Hold Public Board of Directors MeetingNews

Amtrak to Hold Public Board of Directors Meeting

August 26, 2026
Heartland Flyer train leaving Oklahoma City
Amtrak and Passengers Grateful for Texas Funding of Daily Heartland Flyer trainsNews

Amtrak and Passengers Grateful for Texas Funding of Daily Heartland Flyer trains

August 25, 2026
Amtrak Announces “Pause for Progress” Infrastructure Upgrade in Washington, D.C. for Nine Days This OctoberNews

Amtrak Announces “Pause for Progress” Infrastructure Upgrade in Washington, D.C. for Nine Days This October

August 24, 2026
certificate, cups and pins for Amtrak customers
Happy Birthday, Amtrak Mardi Gras ServiceNews

Happy Birthday, Amtrak Mardi Gras Service

August 18, 2026
Amtrak Completes First Phase of East River Tunnel Rehabilitation Project, Restores Train Service in Line 2News

Amtrak Completes First Phase of East River Tunnel Rehabilitation Project, Restores Train Service in Line 2

August 17, 2026
Amtrak Awarded Nearly $3B in USDOT Grants to Buy New Trains and Improve Service NationwideNews

Amtrak Awarded Nearly $3B in USDOT Grants to Buy New Trains and Improve Service Nationwide

August 14, 2026
Amtrak Receives Federal Grants for New Midwest Maintenance Facility and Improvements to ViaductsNews

Amtrak Receives Federal Grants for New Midwest Maintenance Facility and Improvements to Viaducts

August 14, 2026
Special Weekend Train Schedules Planned for WALK Bridge Construction: Major Reductions to Train Service Between Stamford and New Haven Planned for Select Weekends Beginning September 12News

Special Weekend Train Schedules Planned for WALK Bridge Construction: Major Reductions to Train Service Between Stamford and New Haven Planned for Select Weekends Beginning September 12

August 13, 2026
Amtrak Completes $3.5 Million Improvements at Huntingdon StationNews

Amtrak Completes $3.5 Million Improvements at Huntingdon Station

August 6, 2026
Amtrak Board Meeting: Ridership Growth Continues Through Third QuarterNews

Amtrak Board Meeting: Ridership Growth Continues Through Third Quarter

August 5, 2026
Amtrak Board Advances Preliminary Framework to Modernize and Transform Corporate StructureNews

Amtrak Board Advances Preliminary Framework to Modernize and Transform Corporate Structure

July 31, 2026
Amtrak Awards Contracts and Prepares to Begin Major Dock Bridge Rehabilitation ProjectNews

Amtrak Awards Contracts and Prepares to Begin Major Dock Bridge Rehabilitation Project

July 28, 2026
Reconstruction of the railroad bridge over West Mulberry St
Amtrak Advances Major Construction Activities for the B&P Tunnel Replacement Program and Identifies Optimization Opportunities in Coordination with FRANews

Amtrak Advances Major Construction Activities for the B&P Tunnel Replacement Program and Identifies Optimization Opportunities in Coordination with FRA

July 28, 2026
Station images from Ft. Morgan and Granby
Amtrak Completes Improvements at Two Colorado StationsNews

Amtrak Completes Improvements at Two Colorado Stations

July 27, 2026
Amtrak joins Connecticut DOT groundbreaking for major rail improvement projectNews

Amtrak joins Connecticut DOT groundbreaking for major rail improvement project

July 27, 2026
Accessibility by Design: Inside Amtrak’s Fleet ModernizationAcelaAiroNews

Accessibility by Design: Inside Amtrak’s Fleet Modernization

July 26, 2026
Accessibility by Design: Inside Amtrak’s Fleet Modernization (Audio Descriptions)News

Accessibility by Design: Inside Amtrak’s Fleet Modernization (Audio Descriptions)

July 26, 2026
Amtrak Advances Accessibility Across Its National NetworkAcelaAiroNews

Amtrak Advances Accessibility Across Its National Network

July 24, 2026
Governor Hochul, Amtrak and New York State Department of Transportation Announce Tickets Now on Sale for Direct Train Service to Great New York State FairNews

Governor Hochul, Amtrak and New York State Department of Transportation Announce Tickets Now on Sale for Direct Train Service to Great New York State Fair

July 22, 2026
Sixth Amtrak Cascades Airo Trainset Departs for TestingAiroNewsVideos

Sixth Amtrak Cascades Airo Trainset Departs for Testing

July 13, 2026
Save Up to 30% on Northeast Travel with Amtrak’s ‘Big City Savings Sale’Deals & PromotionsNews

Save Up to 30% on Northeast Travel with Amtrak’s ‘Big City Savings Sale’

July 9, 2026
Amtrak Kicks Off New Haven to Providence Capacity Planning StudyFeaturesNews

Amtrak Kicks Off New Haven to Providence Capacity Planning Study

July 7, 2026
Amtrak to Hold Public Board of Directors MeetingNews

Amtrak to Hold Public Board of Directors Meeting

July 7, 2026
NextGen Acela Fleet Continues to GrowFeaturesNews

NextGen Acela Fleet Continues to Grow

July 6, 2026
Amtrak: 55 Years of Connecting AmericaNewsVideos

Amtrak: 55 Years of Connecting America

July 3, 2026
Joint Statement from Amtrak President Roger Harris and NJ TRANSIT President & CEO Kris KolluriNews

Joint Statement from Amtrak President Roger Harris and NJ TRANSIT President & CEO Kris Kolluri

June 26, 2026
Amtrak Reimagines First Class Dining on Acela for a More Elevated Onboard ExperienceNews

Amtrak Reimagines First Class Dining on Acela for a More Elevated Onboard Experience

June 25, 2026
Amtrak and Partners Open New Brattleboro Station with Platform UpgradesNews

Amtrak and Partners Open New Brattleboro Station with Platform Upgrades

June 24, 2026
Soak Up Our Big City Savings Sale for SummerDeals & PromotionsNews

Soak Up Our Big City Savings Sale for Summer

June 22, 2026
Amtrak and Penn Transformation Partners Sign Pre-Development Agreement for New York Penn Station Transformation ProjectNews

Amtrak and Penn Transformation Partners Sign Pre-Development Agreement for New York Penn Station Transformation Project

June 22, 2026
Bringing the First Northeast Regional Airo Trainset to LifeAiroMajor ProjectsNews

Bringing the First Northeast Regional Airo Trainset to Life

June 16, 2026
REMARKS: Amtrak Press Briefing on New York/New Jersey World Cup PreparationsNews

REMARKS: Amtrak Press Briefing on New York/New Jersey World Cup Preparations

June 11, 2026
Amtrak Debuts North America’s First Passenger Rail Preclearance FacilityAiroNews

Amtrak Debuts North America’s First Passenger Rail Preclearance Facility

June 10, 2026
HISTORIC AGAIN: President Trump’s Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy, Amtrak, and Penn Transformation Partners (Halmar & Skanska) Unveil Design for Overhaul of New York Penn StationNews

HISTORIC AGAIN: President Trump’s Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy, Amtrak, and Penn Transformation Partners (Halmar & Skanska) Unveil Design for Overhaul of New York Penn Station

June 8, 2026
World Soccer Matches Start in SoCal This Month — Here’s How to Ride the Amtrak Pacific Surfliner to the ActionNews

World Soccer Matches Start in SoCal This Month — Here’s How to Ride the Amtrak Pacific Surfliner to the Action

June 4, 2026
Amtrak Celebrates Upgrades at Iowa StationsNews

Amtrak Celebrates Upgrades at Iowa Stations

May 28, 2026
First Northeast Regional Airo Trainset Completes ManufacturingAiroNews

First Northeast Regional Airo Trainset Completes Manufacturing

May 28, 2026
Amtrak Advances Accessibility Improvements at Prince Station in West VirginiaNewsOther News

Amtrak Advances Accessibility Improvements at Prince Station in West Virginia

May 27, 2026
Amtrak Celebrates One Million Customer Trips on NextGen AcelaAcelaFeaturesVideos

Amtrak Celebrates One Million Customer Trips on NextGen Acela

May 22, 2026
Clean Trains Are A Priority, None More Important Than At Our Only Daily Transcontinental HubFeaturesVideos

Clean Trains Are A Priority, None More Important Than At Our Only Daily Transcontinental Hub

May 21, 2026
PENN STATION UPDATE: Trump’s Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy & Amtrak Announce Penn Transformation Partners (Halmar and Skanska) as Master Developer Team for New York Penn Station RenovationNews

PENN STATION UPDATE: Trump’s Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy & Amtrak Announce Penn Transformation Partners (Halmar and Skanska) as Master Developer Team for New York Penn Station Renovation

May 20, 2026
An update from our Board Chair, Tony CosciaNews

An update from our Board Chair, Tony Coscia

May 19, 2026
Borealis Carries More Than 416,000 at Second AnniversaryNews

Borealis Carries More Than 416,000 at Second Anniversary

May 18, 2026
One Trainset, Three Testing Stages, and a Big Step Forward for Amtrak CascadesAiroNews

One Trainset, Three Testing Stages, and a Big Step Forward for Amtrak Cascades

May 17, 2026
Fresh Flavors Are Pulling into the Station: New Northeast Regional Menu ArrivesFeaturesNews

Fresh Flavors Are Pulling into the Station: New Northeast Regional Menu Arrives

May 15, 2026
Departing Bear: Amtrak’s First Airo Trainset Begins its Journey WestAiroMajor ProjectsNews

Departing Bear: Amtrak’s First Airo Trainset Begins its Journey West

May 14, 2026