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JetTrain Reaches Twenty Years in Service
March 31, 2025 This Tuesday (April 1st) marks a full two decades since the Bombardier JetTrain entered commercial service as the gas-turbine version of the Acela Express between Albany NY and Richmond VA... or would have if this wasn't an Aprils Fools joke... hey... we can dream...
Steel Wheels on a Steel Interstate?
March 19, 2025 High Speed Trains on the NYS Thruway? That is an idea that some in the NYS Senate want to explore. Why it's not the best idea and some potentially better alternatives on improving the ALT 90B Service Development Plan of the Empire Corridor Tier 1 Final EIS.
ESPA Testifies At 2025 NYS Transportation Budget Hearing
February 10, 2025 ESPA President Gary Prophet testified at the Joint Legislative Public Hearing regarding the proposed 2025 Executive Budget Proposal for Transportation on Thursday, February 6, 2025.
$144M From Feds For Penn Station Upgrades & Capacity Expansion
December 5, 2024 Funding made possible by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and administered through FRA’s Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail Program
Amtrak Restores Hudson Valley Service Effective December 2, 2024
November 24, 2024