April 19, 2011 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story appeared on The Wall Street Journal website on April 18, 2011.) BALTIMORE, MD — Amtrak is tapping into the rail fan community to help keep the nation’s passenger railroad safe. Through a new program dubbed Partners for Amtrak Safety and Security...
April 18, 2011 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following appeared on the San Jose Mercury News website on April 16, 2011.) RICHMOND, Calif. — An Amtrak spokesman says a trespasser was struck and killed by a train in northern California near Richmond. Cliff Cole says a Capitol Corridor train traveling between...
April 18, 2011 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Bob Hallmark appeared on the KLTV 7 News website on April 17, 2011.) LONGVIEW, Tex. — A long night for some weary train travelers coming through east Texas as a derailment forces a lengthy re-route of their train. Bill and Patricia Elliott of...
April 18, 2011 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Ron Fonger appeared on the Flint Journal website on April 18, 2011.) FLINT, Mich. — Ridership on Amtrak’s Blue Water service that stops in Flint has been soaring, up by 26.2 percent in the first six months of its fiscal year. Gains on the...
April 14, 2011 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story appeared on the News Times website on April 13, 2011.) DANBURY, Conn. — I had an early March getaway weekend in Baltimore visiting a high school friend and appreciating the advent of spring, which was much more apparent in that southern clime. I...
April 13, 2011 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Jason Meisner appeared on the Chicago Tribune website on April 12, 2011.) CHICAGO, Ill. — Are proposed multibillion dollar high-speed railway projects in the United States a smart move or a huge waste of taxpayer dollars? CNN.com users are...
April 8, 2011 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Amtrak issued the following on April 7, 2011.) LOS ANGELES — Amtrak celebrates the past, present and rich future of trains with an event in Los Angeles on the fourth annual National Train Day, Saturday, May 7, 2011. Amtrak is calling “all kids – young and...
April 8, 2011 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Amtrak issued the following on April 7, 2011.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — March marked 17 consecutive months of year-over-year ridership growth for Amtrak, was the best March ever for the company and puts America’s Railroad on track to set another annual ridership...
April 5, 2011 | Amtrak, Headlines, High Speed Rail
(The following appeared on the Philadelphia Inquirer website on April 4, 2011.) PHILADELPHIA — Amtrak is seeking $1.3 billion in federal funds for major improvements to the heavily traveled Northeast rail corridor, including $450 million to make...
April 1, 2011 | Amtrak, Headlines, High Speed Rail
(The following appeared on the CFO Magazine website on April 1, 2011.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Obama devoted a portion of his January State of the Union address to the subject of high-speed rail transport, and the following month Vice President Biden announced a...
