August 17, 2010 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Jordan Carleo-Evangelist appeared on the Albany Times-Union website on August 17, 2010.) ALBANY, N.Y. — Storm damage in the Hudson Valley has disrupted Amtrak train service between New York City and Albany. Amtrak said storms in the region blew...
August 16, 2010 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Russ O’Reilly appeared on The Tribune-Democrat website on August 15, 2010.) JOHNSTOWN, Pa. — The Somerset County “Rails to Trails” association established a bike path on abandoned railroad tracks in Rockwood in 2006. But the meaning of...
August 16, 2010 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Michael Dresser appeared on the Baltimore Sun website on August 13, 2010.) BALTIMORE, Md. — James McCommons isn’t a starry-eyed romantic about railroads. He’s not a dreamer who envisions Maglev trains racing from city to city at 300...
August 16, 2010 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Tom Kacich appeared on the News-Gazette website on August 15, 2010.) CHICAGO — Ridership on the three Amtrak trains that serve Champaign-Urbana is up 3 percent over the last 10 months, although it is up 11 percent on the corridor through...
August 13, 2010 | Amtrak, Headlines, High Speed Rail
(The following story by Peter Landers appeared on the Wall Street Journal website on August 13, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — When you’re operating a train, seconds matter. That’s the lesson from Amtrak, the largest U.S. rail operator. As the WSJ reported 17 years ago,...
August 12, 2010 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following on August 12, 2010.) SHAFTER, Calif. — Police say an Amtrak train hit a big-rig truck at a California crossing, sending 20 people to hospitals for treatment for minor injuries. Shafter police Sgt. Randy Milligan says the...
August 12, 2010 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following on August 11, 2010.) TRENTON, N.J. — Train passengers along Amtrak’s busy Northeast Corridor faced delays of up to two hours after a fallen tree knocked out power and rail signals Wednesday. The tree took down...
August 12, 2010 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following editorial appeared at GoErie.com on August 12, 2010.) ERIE, Pa. — The federal government has the chance to rebuild the nation’s passenger rail service by upgrading Amtrak’s aging fleet of locomotives. We must seize that opportunity. The idea...
August 12, 2010 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following appeared on the St. Louis Globe-Democrat website on August 11, 2010.) JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Ridership for Amtrak Missouri River Runner trains grew by 25.7 percent for the month of July over the same period last year. The 22,039 customers riding in July...
August 12, 2010 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Ray Reed appeared on the News & Advance website on August 11, 2010.) LYNCHBURG, Va. — Lynchburg can build on its success as a rail destination if it can persuade other cities, such as Roanoke and Bristol, to renew their efforts to lure...
