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Articles tagged “amtrak”

News Blog

Amtrak Sets Date for New Rail Service to Vermont’s Largest City

Amtrak will begin serving Burlington, Vt., later in July, nearly 70 years after passenger rail service ended to the city. Amtrak's Ethan Allen Express will begin daily service to Burlington from New York on July 29, the passenger railroad said Wednesday. The train, which is an extension of existing service to Rutland, Vt., will make…

Edward Russell | 2 years ago

News Blog

Amtrak Returns to Canada

Amtrak resumed trains to Toronto on Monday, two years after the international passenger rail service was suspended in the early days of the pandemic. The daily Maple Leaf train connects New York and Toronto in 12-and-a-half hours, according to Amtrak. Trains cross the border near Niagara Falls, N.Y. The railroad's passenger trains to Montreal and…

Edward Russell | 2 years ago

Ground Transport

Brightline Aims to Carry Holiday Travelers to Orlando by Christmas

Brightline backer Fortress Investment is confident that trains will begin rolling, but maybe without passengers, to Orlando in time for the Christmas holidays.

Edward Russell | 2 years ago

Brightline Aims to Carry Holiday Travelers to Orlando by Christmas

News Blog

Amtrak To Add More Trains As Demand Returns

Good news on travel demand, of the rail kind: Amtrak has announced its summer schedule with most Acela frequencies since the onset of the pandemic and Northeast Regional departures nearing 80% of pre-pandemic service levels. The new summer schedule also includes the restoration of four long-distance trains to daily service, the service said in an announcement. Amtrak anticipates the…

Rafat Ali | 2 years ago

Airlines

Travel CEO Turnover in 2021 Ushers in New Leaders for Recovery Fight

A wave of CEO departures swept across the entire travel industry this year. But new names in the top office don't always translate to major changes in how some of these companies will operate going forward.

Cameron Sperance, Skift | 2 years ago

Travel CEO Turnover in 2021 Ushers in New Leaders for Recovery Fight

Airlines

U.S. Airline CEOs Support Lifting Mask Mandates and 8 Other Top Travel Stories This Week

In Skift's top stories this week, several U.S. airline CEOs argue that federal mask mandates are no longer necessary, Amazon is enabling travelers to make payments using their palms, and numerous pandemic travel myths are debunked.

Rashaad Jorden | 2 years ago

U.S. Airline CEOs Support Lifting Mask Mandates and 8 Other Top Travel Stories This Week

Ground Transport

Amtrak Names 3rd New CEO in 4 Years

Amtrak has selected insider Stephen Gardner as its next CEO. He takes over a railroad still recovering from the Covid-19 pandemic, but flush with cash for expansion from President Biden's infrastructure bill.

Edward Russell | 2 years ago

Amtrak Names 3rd New CEO in 4 Years

Ground Transport

Amtrak Warns Infrastructure Upgrades Won’t Come Until 2023 at the Earliest

Amtrak is moving full-speed ahead on its expansion plans following the passage of President Biden's infrastructure bill. But those eager to ride new trains face a reality check: Most work is unlikely to begin for another year or so, with Amtrak focused on winning back riders in the meantime.

Edward Russell | 2 years ago

Amtrak Warns Infrastructure Upgrades Won’t Come Until 2023 at the Earliest

Airlines

U.S. Airports, Railroads Prep for Influx of $1 Trillion in Infrastructure Funds

President Biden's more than $1 trillion infrastructure plan provides an unseen-for-decades investment in U.S. transportation. But achieving its lofty goals could pose new challenges, which is something former President Obama knows well after partisan politics stymied some of his infrastructure ambitions.

Edward Russell | 2 years ago

U.S. Airports, Railroads Prep for Influx of $1 Trillion in Infrastructure Funds

Mergers and Acquisitions

Private Equity Backs Travel Upgrade Startup Plusgrade to Do Acquisitions

Expect more travel tech companies to mimic Plusgrade and get private equity backing to be able to do the acquisitions they need to grow during the recovery.

Sean O'Neill | 3 years ago

Private Equity Backs Travel Upgrade Startup Plusgrade to Do Acquisitions