April 20, 2010 | Amtrak, Headlines, High Speed Rail
(McClatchy-Tribune News Service circulated the following story by Dorene Internicola on April 19, 2010.) NEW YORK — After idling for decades, train travel in the United States, while not quite out of the station, is beginning to work up a healthy head of steam. And...
April 19, 2010 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Steve Cahalan appeared on the LaCrosse Tribune website on April 17, 2010.) LaCROSSE, Wisc. — Amtrak is committed to continuing passenger rail service to La Crosse, whether or not the city is on a high-speed rail segment that will connect...
April 19, 2010 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Tim Landis appeared on the State Journal-Register website on April 17, 2010.) SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Amtrak’s route through Springfield was one of the fastest-growing in the nation in the first six months of the federal fiscal year. Nearly 296,000...
April 19, 2010 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Jon Hilkevitch appeared on the Chicago Tribune website on April 18, 2010.) SANFORD, Fla. — Four times a year Roy and Mary DeVore of Maryland pack their car into a long rolling suitcase and they hit the road. It just might be the closest thing...
April 16, 2010 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following appeared on The Commercial Appeal website on April 16, 2010.) MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Bobby Rush will join sons of another legend, Muddy Waters, for the northbound run to Chicago. With a three-day tour ranging from the Mississippi Blues Trail to the Windy...
April 16, 2010 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by James Queally appeared on The Star-Ledger website on April 15, 2010.) NEW YORK CITY — Amtrak signal problems emanating from New York Penn Station are causing heavy delays for NJ Transit commuters tonight, an agency spokesman said. The...
April 16, 2010 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Larry Sandler appeared on the Journal Sentinel website on April 15, 2010.) MADISON, Wisc. — Gov. Jim Doyle and top federal railroad officials predicted Thursday that expanded passenger train service will be successful in Wisconsin, while...
April 15, 2010 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Dave Gathman appeared on the Courier-News website on April 15, 2010.) CHICAGO — An unexpected about-face on the route to be used for new Chicago-Dubuque Amtrak train service leaves Genoa- and South Elgin-area leaders feeling bewildered. But the...
April 14, 2010 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by John Gillie appeared on The Olympian website on April 13, 2010.) OLYMPIA, Wash. — More folks are taking the train in the Northwest, according to Amtrak. Amtrak’s Cascades service saw a 16.7 percent rise in ridership in the last six months...
April 14, 2010 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by Matt Leingang on April 13, 2010.) COLUMBUS, Ohio — In many states, travelers who take Amtrak’s long-distance trains for vacations or out-of-state business trips board in the middle of the night and return...
