Rail and Subway

2+ day, 3+ hour ago   (909+ words) (Washington State Standard) A date that Pacific Northwest train riders and advocates have long awaited is finally nigh. Amtrak’s sleek, amenity-packed new trains will debut on the Cascades intercity route on Sept. 30. Amtrak leaders previewed the launch of commercial service…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago   (314+ words) Unspent housing grant money The Salinas community development department has presented its annual performance report to the city council. It lists how the city is using federal funds for things like building housing and operating homelessness programs. Several projects have…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (949+ words) A date that Pacific Northwest train riders and advocates have long awaited is finally nigh. Amtrak’s sleek, amenity-packed new trains will debut on the Cascades intercity route on Sept. 30. Amtrak leaders previewed the launch of commercial service of the “Airo…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago   (322+ words) More than a year after first announcing its fancy new trainsets, Amtrak is finally on track to roll them out — starting in the Pacific Northwest. Amtrak’s Airo trains, which feature a host of upgraded amenities, are set to debut on…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (522+ words) Amtrak’s new fleet of passenger trains hits the rails later this month, with the company offering twice-daily trips through Bellingham aboard its modernized Airo “trainsets.” Service using the new trainsets starts Sept. 30, Amtrak said in an emailed statement and on…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (352+ words) The High-Speed Rail Authority paid more than $1 million in unjustified travel expenses for contractors, including for private jets, premium tickets and cigar lounges, according to a report. “During our investigation we observed a pattern of Authority noncompliance with state travel…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (355+ words) (The Center Square) – The High-Speed Rail Authority paid more than $1 million in unjustified travel expenses for contractors, including for private jets, premium tickets and cigar lounges, according to a report. “During our investigation we observed a pattern of Authority noncompliance…...

3+ day, 54+ min ago   (492+ words) FOX Business correspondent Kelly Saberi reports on an audit surrounding California's high-speed rail project travel expenses on 'Varney & Co.' California High-Speed Rail Authority officials rubber-stamped hundreds of thousands of dollars in travel charges incurred by outside consultants, according to a…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (322+ words) A Sacramento-area legislator said he is considering requesting an audit of the California Department of Transportation due to delays with the capital region’s $511 million Highway 50 construction project, which is now not expected to be completed until the end of October....

3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (795+ words) California’s High-Speed Rail Authority approved more than half a million dollars in wasteful and unexplained travel spending that included first-class and premium flights, international travel and rideshare trips to an escape room, a night club and a cigar lounge in…...