I have news about Texas, The Auto Train, and CTrail
First up, Amtrak has begun a partnership with Texas Central to further explore the Dallas Houston line, (and save that failed project from collapse)
Next up, The Auto Train is having a sale on tickets, tickets between Florida to "DC" is now $40 till August 18th
And finally, Ctrail has Awarded Alstom a 315 million dollar contract to build 60 new train coaches for fleet modernization. Let's hope it goes faster than the new Acelas
Also The MTA is creating an app to help with ticket purchases, trip planning and service alerts for the subway, buses, Long Island Rail Road, Metro-North Railroad, PATH and AirTrain. It will also show elevator and escalator outages, and the current crowds on trains. It is currently in beta testing.