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May 22, 2026 | North America

Penn Station master developer selected

Halmar and Skanska expected to start work by the end of 2027 to rebuild New York’s busiest station.

August 28, 2025 | Fleet

Amtrak launches NexGen Acela high-speed fleet

Five new high-speed trains are now operating on the Northeast Corridor between Washington, DC, New York and Boston.

August 8, 2025 | North America

Amtrak’s new Acela fleet to finally enter service

Passenger services with the first five of 28 NextGen Acela trains built by Alstom will commence on August 28, nearly four years later than originally planned.

November 18, 2024 | Financial

FRA provides $US 1.5bn more for Northeast Corridor projects

Additional funding for catenary replacement and station work on Boston - Washington, DC corridor.

September 13, 2024 | Infrastructure

Amtrak launches construction of Connecticut River Bridge

New bridge on Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor will cost $US 1.3bn to build.

July 16, 2024 | Infrastructure

Amtrak awards New York tunnel contract

The $US 1.6bn East River Tunnel project will restore two of the four running tunnels damaged by Superstorm Sandy in 2012.

April 4, 2024 | Infrastructure

Amtrak selects delivery partner for Frederick Douglass Tunnel

The Advance joint venture of Aecom and Jacobs will work alongside Amtrak on the $US 6bn project.

December 11, 2023 | Main line

Amtrak cuts loss in 2023 as ridership grows

Revenue up 20% as long-distance traffic increases by 12%.

November 7, 2023 | Financial

Northeast Corridor secures $US 16.4bn in US federal government funding

25 infrastructure projects will benefit from the funding, including some multi-billion dollar tunnelling schemes.

September 13, 2023 | North America

Two contracts awarded for Frederick Douglass Tunnel Programme in Baltimore

The project aims to relieve a major bottleneck on the Northeast Corridor.

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