February 12, 2010 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following appeared on the Auburn Reporter website on February 12, 2010.) AUBURN, Wash. — Amtrak Cascades wrapped up its 10th anniversary year with continued growth in ridership and improvement in on-time performance. A total of 761,610 passengers rode Amtrak...
February 12, 2010 | Amtrak, Headlines
(UPI circulated the following on February 11, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Amtrak says rail service between Washington, New York and Boston will resume Friday following the massive snowstorm that inundated the Northeast. The severe winter weather, along with downed trees...
February 10, 2010 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on February 9, 2010.) Yesterday, Amtrak announced it awarded two contracts totaling $49.5 million for major upgrades to maintenance facilities in Los Angeles and Hialeah, Fla. The projects are funded by...
February 9, 2010 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following appeared on the State Journal-Register website on February 8, 2010.) SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — A ceremony will take place at 10 a.m. Tuesday to unveil a monument that marks the spot where the body of President Abraham Lincoln was returned to Springfield. The...
February 9, 2010 | Amtrak, Headlines, Railroad Security
(The Associated Press circulated the following on February 9, 2010.) SEATTLE — Amtrak says it’s stepping up security this week on trains operating to Vancouver, British Columbia, because of the Winter Olympics. Passengers may notice more police, baggage...
February 8, 2010 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by John R. Pulliam appeared on The Register-Mail website on Febraury 6, 2010.) GALESBURG, Ill. — Amtrak ridership has been booming in recent years in Galesburg, staying just under the 100,000 mark in 2008 and 2009. A big question for the future is...
February 8, 2010 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following appeared on the Pierce County Herald website on February 7, 2010.) ELLSWORTH, Wisc. — An Amtrak spokesman says more poeple are deciding to skip the crowded highways and take the train to Chicago. Ridership on the Hiawatha service from Milwaukee was up...
February 8, 2010 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Kim Skornogoski appeared on the Great Falls Tribune website on February 8, 2010.) GREAT FALLS, Mont. — With hands clutched tightly around their travel dollars, it should be no surprise that far fewer people rode Amtrak in Montana last year....
February 8, 2010 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Jared Paben appeared on The Bellingham Herald website on January 6, 2010.) BELLINGHAM, Wash. — The two daily trains between Bellingham and Vancouver, B.C., during the Winter Olympics are about 45 percent full, but some trains have no seats...
February 8, 2010 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Liz Robbins appeared on the New York Times website on February 7, 2010.) NEW YORK — When the powerful Mid-Atlantic winter storm grounded all flights and shut down highways in the Mid-Atlantic region, Amtrak’s Capitol Limited, bound for Chicago...
