March 16, 2010 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on March 15, 2010.) On Friday, Amtrak and the Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) released a study that identifies four alternatives for state-sponsored passenger-rail service between Kansas City,...
March 16, 2010 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following by Jennifer Fernicola appeared at ChicagoNow.com on March 15, 2010.) CHICAGO — A thirty-year employee of Amtrak says he suffered a stroke at work and his employer did nothing to help him. Manuel Avelos says that on April 23, 2007, while working for...
March 15, 2010 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following on March 14, 2010.) WILMINGTON, Del. — Amtrak service is returning to normal after stormy weather shut down passenger rail lines on the northeast corridor. Amtrak suspended service for hours Saturday evening between...
March 12, 2010 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Jeannine Koranda appeared on the Wichita Eagle website on March 12, 2010.) TOPEKA — It would take a minimum of $156 million and three years to bring passenger rail service to Wichita, according to a study released Thursday by Amtrak and the...
March 12, 2010 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by John Milburn on March 11, 2010.) TOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas is a step closer to expanding passenger rail service in the state, but trains won’t start rolling for several years. The state Department of...
March 12, 2010 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following on March 12, 2010.) COLUMBUS, Ohio — Amtrak says it is looking for ways to improve service on two long-distance routes that pass through Ohio. Amtrak says an upcoming review will include the Cardinal, a train that stops...
March 11, 2010 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following on March 10, 2010.) TOPEKA, Kan. — The Kansas House has given initial approval to a measure laying the foundation for expanded passenger rail service through the state. The bill would establish a passenger rail program...
March 11, 2010 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on March 10, 2010.) Ridership on Amtrak’s long-distance trains continues to rise as the national intercity passenger railroad continues to implement the multi-year Route Performance Improvement (RPI)...
March 10, 2010 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following on March 9, 2010.) TOPEKA, Kan. — State transportation officials are preparing to release a feasibility study that looks at the potential for expanding Amtrak rail service through Kansas. The study is scheduled to be...
March 2, 2010 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following on March 1, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Amtrak has rolled out wireless Internet access on all 20 of its Acela Express trains between Washington and Boston and in six major stations along the northeast corridor. The service...
