August 11, 2010 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following on August 11, 2010.) JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Amtrak is adjusting the schedule on 1 of its Missouri passenger train routes for a few days to accommodate work on some tracks. Beginning Wednesday, the late eastbound train will...
August 10, 2010 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Amy Renczkowski appeared on The Day website on August 10, 2010.) EAST LYME, Conn. — Amtrak said Monday that channel closures agreed to by local boaters and marine businesses are helping the Niantic River Bridge replacement project move forward...
August 10, 2010 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Tim Mekeel appeared on the Lancaster New Era website on August 9, 2010.) LANCASTER, Pa. — More trains plus faster trains continues to equal more riders at the Lancaster Amtrak station. Amtrak ridership here exceeded 500,000 for the first time...
August 10, 2010 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following on August 9, 2010.) CHICAGO — Amtrak says ridership on its rail line between Chicago and St. Louis is up 11 percent over the last fiscal year. Amtrak says that from October 2009 through July, more than a half-million...
August 9, 2010 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following on August 6, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Amtrak says several major services along the east coast will resume normally on Saturday. The railroad south of Quantico, Va., reopened Friday afternoon after a CSX coal train...
August 6, 2010 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following on August 5, 2010.) BRUNSWICK, Maine — The start of work on a $35 million extension of Amtrak’s Downeaster passenger train from Portland to Brunswick was marked by the delivery of steel rails Monday. Gov. John...
August 3, 2010 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Bernard Harris appeared on the Intelligencer Journal website on August 2, 2010.) LANCASTER, Pa. — The renovation of the Lancaster Amtrak station is back on track. Three weeks after the $12 million project appeared in danger of derailing over...
August 3, 2010 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(The following story by Steve Strunsky appeared on The Star-Ledger website on July 30, 2010.) NEWARK, N.J. — The planned trans-Hudson commuter rail tunnel will boost home values by thousands of dollars and help hold down property tax rates in areas where commuting...
August 3, 2010 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Matt Sutkoski appeared on the Burlington Free Press website on August 3, 2010.) BURLINGTON, Vt. — Amtrak ridership in Vermont is growing at a pace that outstrips the national average, according to newly released figures, with the Vermonter...
August 3, 2010 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following on August 1, 2010.) BRUNSWICK, Maine — The start of work on a $35 million extension of Amtrak’s Downeaster passenger train from Portland to Brunswick was marked by the delivery of steel rails Monday. Gov. John...
