April 14, 2010 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Uriah A. Kiser appeared on the News and Messenger website on April 13, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The new company that will operate and maintain Virginia Railway Express trains is recruiting new employees, despite a warning from Amtrak’s...
April 13, 2010 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Karen Freeman appeared on the Enterprise-Journal website on April 12, 2010.) McCOMB, Miss. — McComb will be the first stop in Amtrak’s upcoming Blues Connection, which will commemorate the link between blues music and America’s railroads....
April 13, 2010 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following on April 13, 2010.) NEW ORLEANS — Passengers riding on Amtrak’s Sunset Limited long-distance train between New Orleans and Los Angeles can now download a podcast which provides information about the areas they are...
April 13, 2010 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Audrey Dutton appeared on The Bond Buyer website on April 13, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Amtrak wants to become a major player in creating a national high-speed rail network, as states continue to jockey for funding from the federal government...
April 13, 2010 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following appeared on the News Tribune website on April 13, 2010.) TACOMA, 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 – the largest increase...
April 12, 2010 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Melissa Hincha-Ownby appeared on the Mother Nature Network website on April 11, 2010.) Amtrak’s 2010 fiscal year began in October 2009, and since then the rail company transported 13,619,770 passengers, which puts it on target to break an...
April 9, 2010 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on April 8, 2010.) Yesterday, Connecticut First Coalition officials requested that Rep. Joe Courtney (D-Conn.) investigate Amtrak’s recent response to a Freedom of Information Act request. The New...
April 9, 2010 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following on April 8, 2010.) EAST LYME, Conn. — A labor union seeking Amtrak records on a Connecticut bridge project says the rail service wants a $6,080 fee for compiling the public documents. The New London- Norwich Building and...
April 9, 2010 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following appeared at ABCnews.com on April 8, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Amtrak says ridership is on a record pace this year. The rail carrier says ridership was up 4.3 percent during the first half of fiscal 2010 with a record 13.6 million passengers. Amtrak says...
April 6, 2010 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Eric Anderson appeared on the Albany Times-Union website on April 5, 2010.) ALBANY, N.Y. — L. Clifford Black retired from his job as Amtrak’s chief spokesman at the end of March, according to a report from the National Corridors Initiative’s...
