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Today's podcast looks at Moxy's tenth anniversary, Amtrak's counter-marketing, and Dubrovnik's efforts to fend off tourism hordes.
Rashaad Jorden | 1 month ago
Ground Transport
Amtrak is taking a lesson from the hotel marketing playbook and focusing on its guest amenities to take on the airlines and other competitors.
Dawit Habtemariam | 1 month ago
President Biden is living up to his nickname Amtrak Joe with some big dollars for new passenger rail service across the country.
Edward Russell | 11 months ago
The future for Amtrak looks bright. If only it can deliver the trains Americans want.
Edward Russell | 12 months ago
News Blog
Amtrak carried 28.6 million customers on train trips during its latest fiscal year. That number, while an improvement of nearly a quarter from 2022, fell short of its aim to match pre-pandemic ridership of 32.5 million trips. But even as overall numbers fell short of those four years ago, Amtrak said Thursday that the number…
America is not known for its fast or nice trains. Brightline wants to change that with its new train to Orlando.
Edward Russell | 1 year ago
Amtrak and the Washington Department of Transportation (WSDOT) are set to introduce their first electric vehicle into the Amtrak Cascades route. Credit: Amtrak The new electric bus will be able to complete the almost 200-mile round-trip on a single charge, with the new EV set to save ‘approximately 10,000 gallons of diesel fuel per year,…
Adam Stacey | 1 year ago
Despite billions of dollars in federal funds for new and expanded train service, Amtrak can't find the staff to simply recover from the pandemic.
Edward Russell | 2 years ago
Amtrak has indefinitely suspended trains to San Diego on the Pacific Surfliner, the second busiest route in its network after the Northeast Corridor that connects Boston, New York, and Washington, D.C. The suspension of all trains south of Irvine, Calif., on the line that connects Los Angeles and San Diego was due to "safety concerns…
Amtrak will begin serving Burlington, Vt., later in July, nearly 70 years after passenger rail service ended to the city. Amtrak's Ethan Allen Express will begin daily service to Burlington from New York on July 29, the passenger railroad said Wednesday. The train, which is an extension of existing service to Rutland, Vt., will make…
