Amtrak is going full speed ahead with its dreaded tunnel closure in New York City on Friday — despite pleas from Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor Eric Adams for the train company to slam the breaks.

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 ...

During a meeting Thursday, Gov. Kathy Hochul asked Amtrak to suspend dynamic pricing on its Empire Service, which is losing two daily round trips.

"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 ...

At least 119 Amtrak employees and doctors took the railroad company for a ride in a massive $12 million health fraud scheme, a watchdog found. Amtrak's Office of Inspector General (OIG) said ...

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. Amtrak said ...

In total, the OIG said, Amtrak's health care plan was billed more than $16 million and paid out more than $12 million during this scheme. "Amtrak strongly condemns this reprehensible act that ...

Amtrak released a white paper that same week explicitly pushing back against calls for privatization. Less than two weeks later, CEO Stephen Gardner resigned after more than four years in the role.

Amtrak’s top boss fired back at Gov. Hochul’s last-minute objections to the $1.6 billion East River Tunnel rehabilitation, slamming the MTA for delaying the "critical" project by six months ...

All aboard. Amtrak is making a comeback to the Gulf Coast. After two decades, the rail service has announced plans to restore regional passenger routes. Here's what we know so far and where you ...

Amtrak has announced that its passenger rail is officially coming back to the Gulf Coast, after nearly 20 years.. The new Amtrak Mardi Gras Service will be launching soon, with trains between New ...

Amtrak is about to begin rehabilitation on its tunnels in the East River to fix damage from superstorm Sandy. It shares those tracks with the Long Island Rail Road, and MTA Chair Janno Lieber isn ...