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Alstom, operator of MARC’s commuter rail services in Maryland and the District of Columbia and manufacturer of Amtrak’s Acela II trains, has acquired property near Newark, DE as part of its agreement to provide maintenance services to the Avelia Liberty-based trains. The new facility will have two indoor tracks toRead More →

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No! At least that’s what Amtrak and Metro-North are saying in the ongoing saga about non-revenue movements by Amtrak on MN’s lines. As we covered here, damage to Metro-North catenary by an Amtrak train is responsible for the most recent part of the feud. StreetsBlog Empire State reports that JudgeRead More →