November 10, 2016
Settlement talks are underway to potentially end the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority's federal suit accusing Amtrak of misusing federal statutes to force the state public transit agency to pay almost $30 million a year to share its own track with Amtrak, according to a motion filed on Wednesday.
October 05, 2016
Amtrak told a federal court Tuesday that it did not renege on a track-sharing agreement with the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, slamming the transit agency's accusations that Amtrak is trying to milk it for nearly $30 million a year to use its own track.
August 23, 2016
Amtrak fired back Tuesday at the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority's federal suit accusing it of misusing recent statutes to force the Massachusetts public transit agency to pay $30 million a year to share its own track with Amtrak, saying their cost-sharing deal is valid and MBTA's allegations are "nonsense."
January 28, 2016
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority launched a six-count federal complaint against Amtrak on Wednesday, saying the federally funded passenger rail company had misused recent statutes to force the state public transit agency to pay $30 million per year to share its own track with Amtrak.