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Congress, STB try to help Amtrak get on track with performance metrics
On-time performance means passengers arrive at destinations or detraining points no later than 15 minutes after published scheduled arrival time 4 minutes read An Amtrak train. (Photo: Jim Allen/FreightWaves)
Congressional leaders and regulators are looking at ways Amtrak can improve its on-time performance, and they’re employing different tactics to get to that goal.
The freight railroads factor into Amtrak’s ability to meet certain on-time performance metrics because the railroads and Amtrak share the same track in certain areas of the U.S. rail network, such as heavily-trafficked areas near Chicago or along the Northeast corridor. According to a 2020 Amtrak fact sheet, 72% of the miles traveled by Amtrak trains are on tracks owned by other railroads, including commuter line Metro-North and Class I railroads such as BNSF (NYSE: BRK.B) and Union Pacific (NYSE: UNP). By law, the freight railroad
Ryan in a press release announced he’d won the backing of a slew of unions, including three chapters of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees; Communication Workers of America District 4; International Union of Painters and Allied Trades District Council 6; Maritime Engineers Beneficial Association; Ohio State Conference of IBEW; Ohio Association of Professional Firefighters; and two chapters of the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers.
“I come from a union family and I’m proud to have spent my life standing with the men and women of organized labor,” Ryan said. “I’m honored to be launching this campaign with the support of unions across Ohio.
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U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan stands in front of the Trumbull County Courthouse to take questions from the media Monday about his Senate bid.
WARREN U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan said the focus of his Senate bid will be on helping the working class and the issues that are important to them.
“When you look at what’s happening in the Senate, when you look at what’s happened pre-Joe Biden and where we’re moving toward now, I think we’re at a crossroads,” Ryan said Monday at a news conference outside the Trumbull County Courthouse after releasing a video announcing his candidacy. “We’re either going to double down on winning the future or double down on an economy that was broken for working-class people.”
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