Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Amtrak

Rail Problem: House GOP Wants to Undermine Trains Exactly When We Need Them Most

By Aaron Short | May 25, 2023 | No Comments

The future of interstate rail travel is in jeopardy if the White House caves to House Republican spending cuts as part of the ongoing debt ceiling negotiations, advocates say.

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Opinion: Amtrak’s Patchwork Policy Could be Deterring the Most-Obvious Riders — Cyclists

By Aubrey Byron | Apr 11, 2023 | No Comments

On some lines, lenient bike policies lead to heavy ridership, while restrictive ones keep away the riders who could best utilize rail.

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STREETSBLOG EXCLUSIVE: Andy Byford to Join Amtrak

By David Meyer | Mar 27, 2023 | No Comments

Andy Byford — the beloved former head of the MTA's buses and subways division — will join Amtrak next month as an executive vice president.

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Amtrak, Southern Rail Commission, Take Steps to Bring Service Back to the Deep South

By John Besche | Mar 23, 2023 | No Comments

"Mississippi and Louisiana and conservative elected officials coming together and saying, ‘We don't want to miss this opportunity. This is our economic development. This is connecting my people.’ That's a story," said one supporter.

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California Trainin’: A Chicagoan Checks Out Transportation in the Golden State

By John Greenfield | Mar 15, 2023 | No Comments

Here's a show-and-tell of my impressions of the walk/bike/transit stuff I experienced, including a few things I'd be glad to see implemented in Chicago.

A look at of the new buses in front of some structure NIMBYs once opposed. :)

San Francisco Roundup: Presidio GO Goes Electric, Amtrak Payment Pilot

By Roger Rudick | Feb 10, 2023 | No Comments

...and nice job, SFMTA, with new Church and Market treatment

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