May 17, 2010 | Amtrak, CSX, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following on May 17,2010.) WHITESTOWN, N.Y. — Officials say a fuel tank on an Amtrak passenger train was punctured when it was struck buy an object in central New York, shutting down rail service for several hours. About 500...
May 17, 2010 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Howard Nathan appeared at CBS4Denver.com on May 16, 2010.) BOULDER COUNTY, Colo. — A group of Amtrak passengers had to exercise patience over the weekend after a rock slide in southwestern Boulder County blocked the tracks. Trains east and west...
May 14, 2010 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Doug Wilson appeared on the Herald-Whig website on May 13, 2010.) QUINCY, Ill. — Amtrak trains traveling between Quincy and Chicago have recorded big improvements in on-time performance the past nine months. “We’ve got trains with...
May 14, 2010 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Ludmilla Lelis appeared on the Orlando Sentinel website on May 13, 2010.) DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — A $250 million Amtrak project to revive passenger service on Florida’s historic east coast rail line is building steam, along with hopes it...
May 14, 2010 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following on May 14, 2010.) DES MOINES, Iowa — Heavy rain across southern Iowa forced Amtrak on Thursday to detour its eastbound California Zephyr because of flooded tracks. The passenger train, which travels between Emeryville,...
May 14, 2010 | Accident, Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Jesse James Deconto, Bruce Siceloff and Amy Dunn appeared on the News & Observer website on May 14, 2010.) MEBANE, N.C. — A truck driver ignored signs warning of a humpbacked railroad crossing, and his lowboy trailer got stuck in the path...
May 13, 2010 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following on May 12, 2010.) CHICAGO — A DePaul University student has won an Amtrak video contest and received more than $3,000 in prizes. Paul Hennessey of DePaul was honored during recent National Train Day ceremonies at...
May 13, 2010 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(The following story by Uriah A. Kiser appeared on the News & Messenger website on May 12, 2010.) MANASSAS, Va. — Despite reports they had, unions representing Virginia Railway Express train workers have not reached an agreement with the company taking over...
May 12, 2010 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on May 11, 2010.) Ridership in two of California’s three state-sponsored Amtrak routes reported gains last month while the third fell off slightly from last year’s numbers. April ridership on...
May 10, 2010 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Leanne Smith appeared at Mlive.com on May 7, 2010.) JACKSON, Mich. — Anyone who has studied Jackson history knows the fledgling city would never have prospered or thrived without its railroads. A landmark of those early boom days stands today...
