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Amtrak should say whether the Depew platform is getting a fix or a patch
Crews are finally sealing cracks on the Buffalo-Depew Amtrak platform, more than two years after Amtrak promised a full accessible rebuild. Amtrak should publish the real replacement schedule, and Rep. Tim Kennedy…
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Repairs finally start on the crumbling Depew Amtrak platform, but how far will they go?
A crew is sealing cracks at the Buffalo-Depew Amtrak station after a CSX flagger finally arrived. The rider who fell there wants the platform rebuilt, and Amtrak has not said whether this…
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At Schumer’s urging, Amtrak will accommodate cannabis users on slow-moving routes
Amtrak is planning to accommodate cannabis users on its traditional regular-speed routes across the country, including on trains that run between Buffalo and New York City. The move is at the urging…
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Hochul promises Acela-caliber service from NYC to Montreal by 2026
Governor Kathy Hochul is pledging to improve passenger rail service across the State — including high-speed “Acela-style service” from New York City to Montreal by end of her first full term in…
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Hochul asks MTA to consider taking over Amtrak’s upstate service lines
Governor Kathy Hochul is asking the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Chairman and CEO Janno Lieber to evaluate whether or not the agency (which runs the State’s two commuter rail systems, Metro North and…
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Hochul directs MTA to construct new Metro North station in Astoria, Queens
Sources tell The Chronicle that Governor Kathy Hochul is directing the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) to construct a new Metro North transit station in the Astoria section of Queens, which will give the borough…
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Minkel told to find the NFTA different office space and sell downtown property
Officials in the administration of Governor Kathy Hochul have signaled to longtime Niagara Frontier Transporation Authority (NFTA) Executive Director Kimberly Minkel that she should begin planning a relocation of the agency’s headquarters…
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Mayor Brown is working to co-locate Greyhound at new Amtrak station
Sources close to Mayor Byron Brown tell The Chronicle that he is working to relocate the Greyhound Bus Station on North Division Street and to co-locate it at the City’s new Amtrak Station, which…
