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April 30, 2021
Releases Print Chair Cantwell Leads Congressional Resolution In Honor of Amtrak s 50th Anniversary President Biden Will Mark Amtrak s Historic Milestone With an Event in Philadelphia Today April 30 2021...following statement along with her bipartisan resolution honoring Amtrak on the occasion of 50 years serving American communities For fifty years Amtrak lines have been a lifeblood of travel in the United States...States Chair Cantwell said In my home state of Washington Amtrak s Coast Starlight Empire Builder and Cascades lines provide over 1 million trips across the state each year We must continue to invest in our...
March 24, 2021
programs and perform other essential functions The various users of our transportation system including Amtrak passengers trucks delivering essential goods and ports moving imports and exports also rely on strong...
March 24, 2021
Science and Transportation Committee is responsible for addressing intercity passenger rail including Amtrak freight port and multi modal transportation infrastructure Chair Cantwell outlined her top priorities...
March 3, 2021
the transportation sector Of course in the pandemic we will need to get people moving that includes Amtrak and the airlines and the aviation sector overall and certainly support workers who are just trying...
October 21, 2020
See Aid October 21 2020 TV Quality Video Audio Transcripts Amtrak ridership down 90 percent in Washington state 30 percent of state s Amtrak workforce already facing furloughs 14 8 million people nearly...passenger rail industry since the pandemic as Amtrak ridership had dropped 90 percent in Washington state and 80 97 percent nationwide She also raised concerns about Amtrak s recent service cuts in Washington state...went on to discuss furloughed Amtrak workers in Washington state and highlighted the stakes for workers if Congress does not pass relief soon Our two long distance Amtrak lines Coast Starlight and the...
August 6, 2020
Gets Commitment from Amtrak Board of Director Nominees to Maintain Long Distance Service August 6 2020 TV Quality Video Audio Transcripts Coast Starlight and Empire Builder Amtrak routes to be reduced...challenges facing Amtrak during the COVID 19 pandemic the proposal to temporarily cut daily long distance service to three days a week as a result and the need to provide support for Amtrak in the next COVID...COVID package so Amtrak can maintain its service including long distance routes critical to communities throughout the Pacific Northwest Amtrak faces a series of critical challenges in the near future as...
March 6, 2020
plans of action regarding the outbreak and how it will affect the traveling public She also wrote to Amtrak and the Department of Transportation about the potential spread of coronavirus via train travel In...
July 8, 2019
Twitter YouTube Whistleblower Press Releases Home Newsroom Press Releases Print Following Hearing on Amtrak Cantwell Calls for Analysis of Gaps in Positive Train Control Implementation July 8 2019 After pushing...Positive Train Control PTC technology for rail safety and what measures FRA requires in areas where Amtrak operates without PTC I am writing to seek more information about how the Federal Railroad Administration...fatal 2017 derailment of Amtrak 501 near DuPont WA While taking the train is generally a safe way to travel in December 2017 tragedy struck near DuPont Washington when the Amtrak Cascades 401 derailed and...
June 26, 2019
safety U S Senator Maria Cantwell D WA the Ranking Member of the committee pushed officials from Amtrak and the National Transportation Safety Board NTSB to make safety a top priority We need to stop the...Positive Train Control PTC a safety technology that according to the NTSB could have prevented the fatal Amtrak 501 derailment near DuPont WA and addressing freight rail congestion through infrastructure investment...And in March 2018 after calling for a hearing in the wake of the DuPont derailment Cantwell pressed Amtrak CEO Richard Anderson on rail safety and PTC implementation https www commerce senate gov 2019 6 cantwell...
May 21, 2019
Transportation Safety Board NTSB voted to approve its final report on the investigation into the 2017 Amtrak derailment in DuPont Washington The NTSB performed a thorough independent investigation and the final...
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