Opinion: Amtrak Must Restore Adirondack Service Now!
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Amtrak cut service during the pandemic, but restoring it has been difficult owing to labor shortages exacerbated by layoffs, retirements and Covid outbreaks among staff.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Amtrak
Amtrak Abruptly Stops Bike Service on ‘Maple Leaf’ to Upstate and Canada
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The cancellation cuts a key northbound route for city bikers who want to pick up the 750-mile Empire State Trail in Western New York.
Talking Headways Podcast: Thinking Regionally About New York
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How the Interborough Express got traction, and other tales of transit in the Big City.
STANDING ORDER: Legislators Demand Public Seating at the Moynihan Train Hall
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Every bum needs a place to relax.
Infrastructure Law Helps Fix Amtrak Funding Woes, Rail Exec. Tells House
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An infusion of $22 billion for Amtrak would allow the system to offer more reliable service, upgrade stations and work on its backlog of deferred maintenance.
Wednesday’s Headlines: Almost Heaven Edition
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Our old man editor is headed back to West Virginia. But first, the news.