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Several Amtrak employees recently admitted to participating in a health care fraud scheme to defraud the rail company, New Jersey's U.S. Attorney Alina Habba announced on May 28.
Federal railway Amtrak is set to shut down one of the four tubes of the East River Tunnel starting Friday night, kicking off a larger overhaul that has faced opposition from the MTA, Gov. Hochul ...
Amtrak is lying that while the subway’s 600-volt DC cables can be racked, Amtrak’s 12,500-volt AC cables can’t. Trains in Europe run on 25,000 volts AC and they rack their cables.
During a meeting Thursday, Gov. Kathy Hochul asked Amtrak to suspend dynamic pricing on its Empire Service, which is losing two daily round trips.
Ridership of Amtrak's Borealis line with service from Milwaukee to the Twin Cities and Chicago climbed to more than 200,000 passengers in its first year of operation, the agency reported May 21.
ALBANY — As Amtrak has cut back on commuter trips between Albany and New York City to allow for the $1.6 billion East River tunnel reconstruction project to be completed, it’s not only getting ...
To illustrate the major repairs needed in one of Amtrak’s East River tunnels, a top railroad official needed to only brush his hands along a piece of metal.
"In total, Amtrak's health care plan was billed over $16 million and paid out more than $12 million during the scheme," the OIG found. The OIG initially started investigating when an agent noticed ...
Amtrak doesn't just run its national routes. It also partners with state governments and local agencies in 17 states to operate shorter, regional routes, typically to nearby cities.
U.S. passenger railroad Amtrak said on Wednesday it is eliminating 450 positions as it aims to cut annual costs by $100 million as future support from Congress remains uncertain.
At least 119 Amtrak employees conspired with health care providers in New York to bilk the company's health care plan of more than $12 million between 2019 and 2022, Amtrak's Office of Inspector ...
Amtrak announced a new Mardi Gras service will start in 2025, running from Mobile, Alabama, to New Orleans, Louisiana. See the stops in Mississippi.