January 25, 2011 | Amtrak, Headlines
A powerful House Republican wants Amtrak’s chairman and top lawyer fired. Rep. Darrell Issa of California, chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, said in a recent letter to Sen. John D. Rockefeller IV that both Amtrak Chairman Thomas...
January 21, 2011 | Amtrak, Headlines
Ridership on Amtrak Cascades hit an all-time record in 2010 as numbers of riders jumped more than 10 percent. More than 800,000 passengers boarded the trains that run between Vancouver, B.C. and Eugene, Oregon. Service to British Columbia was the main reason for the...
January 20, 2011 | Amtrak, Headlines
Seattle-area rail passengers are taking the bus after a large mudslide near Everett, Wash., earlier this week. Service should resume shortly, however. BNSF Railway spokesman Gus Melonas said the early morning slide was cleared at about 10:30 a.m. and freight lines...
January 20, 2011 | Amtrak, Headlines
It all began Friday when John Lee, a Seattle attorney, decided he wanted to propose to his girlfriend Sarah Kaufmann-Fink, a Tacoma nurse, on an Amtrak train from Seattle to Centralia. The train has a special meaning for the couple, who met at the University of...
January 19, 2011 | Amtrak, Headlines
Amtrak Keystone Service, the line that connects Harrisburg, Philadelphia and New York, will add “Quiet Car” service starting Jan. 24, in an attempt to provide passengers with a more peaceful, quiet atmosphere to work or rest without distraction. Amtrak officials said...
October 12, 2010 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Stephanie Harris-Smith appeared on the Hope Star website on October 11, 2010.) HOPE, Ark. — Seventeen years and still getting there. Hope City Officials have pursued flagging down the Amtrak Texas Eagle as it passes through for many years and...
October 12, 2010 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Amtrak issued the following on October 11, 2010.) WASHINGTON – Amtrak set a new annual ridership record of 28,716,857 passengers for the fiscal year ending September 30 and collected a record $1.74 billion in ticket revenue. The strong performance is evidence that...
October 12, 2010 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following appeared on the Washington Post website on October 11, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — A rebound in business travel, along with high gasoline prices, helped Amtrak report record ridership for fiscal 2010, just completed. The passenger railroad carried 28.7...
October 11, 2010 | Amtrak, Headlines, High Speed Rail
(The following story by Phil Ellingsworth Jr. appeared on the Boyertown Times website on October 8, 2010.) PHILADELPHIA — Congo native Al Engel has an affinity for railroading, as it is something he has been doing his entire life, from working on model trains with his...
October 11, 2010 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following editorial appeared on The News & Advance website on October 10, 2010.) LYNCHBURG, Va. — This past Thursday, there was an important first birthday celebrated in the Hill City: the one-year anniversary of the first running of the new...
