July 6, 2010 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following on July 3, 2010.) BALTIMORE, Md. — Amtrak is telling workers to focus on passengers’ well-being during breakdowns after the recent stranding of hundreds of MARC passengers on a sweltering train exposed problems in...
July 2, 2010 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(The following story by Michael Dresser appeared on the Baltimore Sun website on July 1, 2010.) BALTIMORE — U.S. Rep. C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger will hold a news conference Friday morning at the BWI/MARC station at which he’ll announce plans to introduce a bill...
July 1, 2010 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Amtrak issued the following on June 30, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Amtrak is honoring the dedication of the nation’s military this Independence Day with an additional discount for those who serve. Members of the military will receive an additional 10 percent...
July 1, 2010 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Katherine Shaver appeared on the Washington Post website on July 1, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — A rescue locomotive will be sent immediately when MARC locomotives break down, and MARC crews will undergo training to better inform passengers of...
July 1, 2010 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on June 30, 2010.) Amtrak recently announced that three new board members — Anthony Coscia, Bert DiClemente and Jeffrey Moreland — were nominated by President Obama and confirmed by the Senate. Coscia is...
July 1, 2010 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following report by Wayne Freedman appeared at ABC7News.com on June 30, 2010. Kevin Gniadek is an Amtrak locomotive engineer and a member of BLET Division 144 in Oakland, Calif.) OAKLAND, Calif. — In the East Bay two of the nation’s largest railroad...
June 28, 2010 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Jane Engle appeared on the Los Angeles Times website on June 27, 2010.) LOS ANGELES — In an interview in Los Angeles last week, Joseph Boardman, president and chief executive of Amtrak, talked about what’s next for rail in the West. From...
June 28, 2010 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Jane Engle appeared on the Los Angeles Times website on June 26, 2010.) LOS ANGELES — My partner and I recently thought it would be fun to take Amtrak from Los Angeles to San Diego and back, about 130 miles each way, for a getaway. But the...
June 28, 2010 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Jane Engle appeared on the Los Angeles Times website on June 25, 2010.) LOS ANGELES — Amtrak and its leader, Joseph Boardman, are on a roll. “We’re on course for a banner year in ridership,” the president and chief executive of America’s...
June 28, 2010 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following on June 28, 2010. Tim Smith is Chairman of the BLET’s California State Legislative Board.) LOS ANGELES — Amtrak conductors were at the controls of Southern California’s Metrolink commuter trains Saturday the...
