September 15, 2010 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story appeared on the My News 4 website on September 15, 2010.) Nevada – One lane of US 95 in Churchill County was closed for several hours following the collision of a semi truck and an Amtrak passenger train. A Nevada Highway Patrol press...
September 14, 2010 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Ed O’Keefe appeared on The Washington Post website on September 14, 2010.) Amtrak violated a federal law by failing to inform Congress of its plans to remove its watchdog, according to a new report by Congressional Republicans. Former...
September 14, 2010 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Todd DeFeo appeared on the Atlanta Examiner website on September 13, 2010.) Atlanta — Authorities are looking for clues into the death of a Florida woman whose body was discovered along railroad tracks in southern Georgia after she was reported...
September 14, 2010 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story was posted by the Associated Press on September 13, 2010.) Amtrak will encourage employees to anonymously report near accidents as part of a federal pilot program meant to make the rails safer. Amtrak announced Monday that it will join a Federal...
September 13, 2010 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by the Star Exponent Staff appeared on the Star Exponent website on September 13, 2010.) Culpeper, Va. — A Mitchell’s man was injured Saturday night after an Amtrak train struck his truck. Jonathan Delane Weaver, 34, was driving across a private...
September 13, 2010 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Jeff Weiner appeared on the Orlando Sentinel website on September 13, 2010.) Orlando, Flor. — Georgia Bureau of Investigation Special Agent Mike McDaniel said Saturday that investigators have begun looking for passengers who rode the Amtrak...
September 13, 2010 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story appeared on the CNN US website on September 10, 2010.) Georgia — Authorities are investigating the death of an Amtrak passenger whose body was found by railroad tracks in south Georgia hours after she was reported missing. An autopsy on Barbara...
September 8, 2010 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Ted Jackovics appeared on The Tampa Tribune website on September 7, 2010.) TAMPA, Fla. — Amtrak ridership continued to increase in June, including on the Silver Star that serves Tampa on its daily New York-Miami run, a company report shows. The...
September 7, 2010 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following appeared on the Washington State Department of Transportation website on September 3, 2010.) OLYMPIA, Wash. — The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) and BNSF Railway today signed an agreement that ultimately will result in more...
September 3, 2010 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Jim McElhatton appeared on The Washington Times website on September 2, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Top Amtrak officials declined to participate in an internal investigation until they were provided private lawyers on the government-owned...
