USA: Amtrak Vacations is offering up to $500 per couple on selected national-park packages booked by August 31, while the promotion applies to vacation bundles rather than standard point-to-point Amtrak fares.
USA: Amtrak has extended the Seattle–Portland rail suspension through Aug. 14 as collapse concerns at Portland’s fire-damaged Centennial Mills warehouse continue to restrict passenger service, with buses covering most scheduled trains.
USA: Amtrak has completed a $3.5 million accessibility upgrade at Huntingdon Station in Pennsylvania, adding an ADA-compliant boarding platform, pedestrian crossing, passenger shelter and other customer-focused improvements.
USA: This concise weekly review presents a selection of US railway news published from August 4 to August 10, 2026: passenger service, infrastructure renewal, rolling stock testing and freight operations.
USA: Amtrak Midwest cancellations from Chicago are scheduled to continue through Aug. 21 on five corridors, following an earlier wave of service cuts linked to a shortage of serviceable locomotives.
USA: Amtrak’s record 34.5 million trips in FY 2025 are adding pressure to fleet capacity as NextGen Acela expands in service and Airo trainsets move through testing.
USA: Amtrak has completed accessibility upgrades at three stations in Colorado and Pennsylvania, adding new platforms, accessible routes, lighting and passenger facilities designed to make boarding and station movement easier.
USA: An Amtrak locomotive shortage forced several state-supported Midwest train cancellations in Illinois and Michigan during the first week of August, while earlier Illinois Zephyr disruptions also affected Chicago–Quincy passengers.
USA: The Amtrak Portland–Seattle disruption remains indefinite after a fire left a Centennial Mills warehouse near Portland Union Station unstable, forcing train cancellations and bus substitutions across the corridor.
USA: Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) is seeking public feedback on its Coastal Rail Resiliency Study, a draft 30-year framework for protecting seven miles of LOSSAN coastal track in Southern California.
USA: Amtrak has completed $3.5 million in improvements at Huntingdon Station in Pennsylvania, adding a new ADA-compliant boarding platform, passenger shelter and upgrades to lighting, drainage and pedestrian access.
USA: California’s SB 1375 has cleared the Assembly Appropriations Committee, sending the rail station modernization bill to the Assembly floor for its next legislative vote in Sacramento.
