April 26, 2010 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Gordon Dickson appeared on the Fort Worth Star-Telegram website on April 24, 2010.) FORT WORTH, Texas — Robert and Ann Balson’s first Amtrak ride from Fort Worth to Oklahoma City was clean, comfortable and on time. The Grand Prairie...
April 26, 2010 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by John R. Pulliam appeared on The Register-Mail website on April 24, 2010.) GALESBURG, Ill. — With Amtrak on pace to break its annual ridership record after the first six months of fiscal year 2010, ridership also is up on trains serving...
April 26, 2010 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Andrea Sachs and Nancy Trejos appeared on the Washington Post website on April 25, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Amtrak’s Northeast Regional train No. 177 was scheduled to arrive at Union Station at 1:25 a.m., but at that witching hour, it...
April 22, 2010 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following appeared on The Columbian website on April 21, 2010.) VANCOUVER, Wash. —Amtrak will continue to offer direct, same-day train service between Vancouver and Vancouver, B.C., through September. The addition of a second Amtrak Cascades train late last...
April 21, 2010 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Jeff Fox appeared on the Blue Springs Examiner website on April 20, 2010.) INDEPENDENCE, Mo. — Amtrak has a good thing going and figures the inconvenience of a temporary schedule change is the best way to maintain momentum. For about six weeks...
April 21, 2010 | Amtrak, Headlines, Railroad Security
(The Associated Press circulated the following on April 20, 2010.) SEATTLE — A Burlington Northern Santa Fe spokesman says two Amtrak trains and five Sounder commuter trains were delayed Tuesday evening after two suspicious packages were seen near the track south of...
April 21, 2010 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by Kelly P. Kissel on April 20, 2010.) ABOARD THE HEARTLAND FLYER — Amtrak began an experiment Tuesday to let cows produce horsepower. Officials from the railroad and the Oklahoma and Texas transportation...
April 21, 2010 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by John D. Boyd appeared on The Journal of Commerce website on April 20, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Amtrak is calling for Congress and the Obama administration to shape a new multiyear surface transportation bill that is “revolutionary, not...
April 20, 2010 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Jim Burnett appeared at NationalParks Traveler.com on April 20, 2010.) Trains have long been a great way to visit many national park sites around the country, and one advantage of train travel is the opportunity to enjoy the scenery on the way...
April 20, 2010 | Amtrak, Headlines, NS
(The following appeared on the Toledo Blade website on April 19, 2010.) BRYAN, Ohio — About 30 cars of a Norfolk Southern freight train derailed Monday morning in Melbern, Ohio, blocking a busy rail line between Toledo and Chicago. No one was injured, according to...
