May 21, 2010 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Uriah A. Kiser appeared on the News & Messenger website on May 20, 2010.) PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. — The French company slated to operate Virginia Railway Express trains will not be ready to take over as scheduled, despite assurances...
May 20, 2010 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Ray Reed appeared on the Lynchburg News Advance website on May 20, 2010.) LYNCHBURG, Va. — The new Northeast Regional passenger train serving Lynchburg has met the ridership goals for its first year — and did it in only six months. Amtrak’s...
May 19, 2010 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Michael Dresser appeared on The Baltimore Sun website on May 19, 2010.) BALTIMORE, Md. — For many decades, visitors arriving in Baltimore by train from the north have received a rude greeting: a panorama of urban decrepitude with block after...
May 19, 2010 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on May 18, 2010.) The Amtrak Service Workers Council (ASWC) recently reached a tentative five-year agreement with Amtrak on wages and health insurance, union officials said in a prepared statement. The...
May 19, 2010 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following on May 18, 2010.) PORTLAND, Maine ― A top Amtrak official is speaking in Maine at the 22nd annual meeting of the Trainriders/Northeast rail advocacy group. Amtrak Vice President Joseph McHugh will be the keynote speaker...
May 19, 2010 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Cory Smith appeared on the Lawrence Journal-World website on May 19, 2010.) LAWRENCE, Kan. — The Kansas Department of Transportation and Amtrak officials held an open house Tuesday to discuss four options for expanding passenger rail service....
May 18, 2010 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following on May 18, 2010.) TACOMA, Wash. — The Transportation Department is preparing an environmental assessment of a project to improve a rail line through the Tacoma area for Amtrak and Sounder passenger trains. The $92 million...
May 18, 2010 | Amtrak, CSX, Headlines
(The following story by Rocco LaDuca appeared on the Observer-Dispatch website on May 17, 2010.) WHITESTOWN, N.Y. — The fuel tank of an Amtrak passenger train was ruptured Sunday afternoon by a mechanical arm that had been extended too far from a nearby CSX rail...
May 17, 2010 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Michael Dresser appeared on the Baltimore Sun website on May 17, 2010.) BALTIMORE, Md. — Amtrak has a problem — and it can use all the help it can get. So why is it spurning a good neighbor who only wants to lend a hand in Amtrak’s effort...
May 17, 2010 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Sean Holstege appeared on The Arizona Republic website on May 17, 2010.) PHOENIX, Ariz. — Efforts are under way to introduce daily long-distance Amtrak service to southern Arizona and ultimately bring passenger trains back into downtown...
