May 20, 2011 | Amtrak, Headlines, High Speed Rail
(The following appeared on the Railway Age website on May 19, 2011.) Amtrak said Thursday it is developing an in-depth business plan that will maximize the opportunity for private investment to finance the construction of infrastructure and the acquisition of...
May 19, 2011 | Amtrak, FRA, Headlines
(The following appeared at www.thehill.com on May 18, 2011.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Obama administration officials on Tuesday defended the president’s proposal to place Amtrak under an executive agency budget instead of being reliant on direct appropriations from...
May 18, 2011 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following appeared on the Seattle Times website on May 17, 2011.) TACOMA, Wash. — When the Obama administration handed out billions in stimulus money for faster trains, new Republican governors Scott Walker of Wisconsin, John Kasich of Ohio and Rick Scott of...
May 18, 2011 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following appeared on the Wall Street Journal website on May 17, 2011.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Amtrak’s financial losses are projected to widen this year despite rising ridership, top executive Joseph Boardman said during a hearing Tuesday on Capitol Hill. Full...
May 18, 2011 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(The following appeared on the Burlington Free Press website on May 18, 2011.) BURLINGTON, Vt. — Sen. Patrick Leahy wants Customs and Border Protection officials to work with state representatives to help restore Amtrak service between Vermont and Montreal. The...
May 18, 2011 | Amtrak, Headlines, Railroad Security
(The Associated Press circulated the following on May 17, 2011.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Amtrak President Joseph Boardman says he wants to step up security patrols of the passenger rail network and explore new technologies able to provide advance warning of track tampering...
May 16, 2011 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following appeared on the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel on May 15, 2011.) MILWAUKEE, Wisc. — After being turned down for federal high-speed rail funds, state officials are now pondering how to pay for millions of dollars of work needed to keep the existing Amtrak...
May 16, 2011 | Amtrak, Headlines, Railroad Security
(The following editorial appeared on the Free Lance-Star website on May 15, 2011.) FREDERICKSBURG, Va. — Amtrak last month hit a new high in ridership: 2.7 million passen- gers, up nearly 10 percent from April 2010. On the busy Washington-Boston Northeast Regional...
May 13, 2011 | Amtrak, Headlines, Railroad Security
(Bloomberg News circulated the following on May 12, 2011.) NEW YORK — Riding Amtrak is “very, very safe” and the national passenger rail service is “doing everything they can” to ensure the security of its trains, U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said....
May 12, 2011 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following on May 12, 2011.) SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Amtrak and Illinois Department of Transportation officials will promote train travel as a way to beat high fuel prices and see tourist sites around the state. “Illinois Tourism...
