January 11, 2010 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Michael Dresser appeared on the Baltimore Sun website on January 10, 2010.) BALTIMORE — The newspaper headline – “Middle River Girl Killed by Train” – could have run last week when 14-year-old Anna Marie Stickel was...
January 11, 2010 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following editorial appeared on the Norman Transcript website on January 9, 2010.) NORMAN, Okla. — Critics of the Amtrak’s Heartland Flyer say the train needs more than one route per day and could use a way to go north to Kansas. A new study by Jayhawk...
January 11, 2010 | Amtrak, Headlines
(UPI circulated the following on January 10, 2010.) CHICAGO — Full service on two rail routes between Chicago and the West Coast is resuming after being disrupted by severe winter weather, Amtrak announced Sunday. The eastbound California Zephyr from Emeryville,...
January 11, 2010 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following appeared on the Journal Star website on January 8, 2010.) LINCOLN, Neb. — Amtrak train traffic between Chicago and Denver through Nebraska continues to be disrupted by drifting snow, especially between Hastings and Holdrege. “There are heavy...
January 11, 2010 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Sarah Lemagie appeared on the Star Tribune website on January 10, 2010.) ST. PAUL, Minn. — More than 130 train travelers were delayed in St. Paul on Friday after severe winter weather led Amtrak to suspend service on two of its four western...
January 8, 2010 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Brent D. Wistrom appeared on The Wichita Eagle website on January 7, 2010.) WICHITA, Kan. — The proposed Amtrak Northern Flyer train line that would run through Wichita could generate $3.20 in regional economic impact for every $1 invested,...
January 8, 2010 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following report by Ed Ernstes appeared at WSBT.com on January 7, 2010.) ELKHART, Ind. — It’s a scene that is being repeated in Elkhart. More people are taking the Amtrak train. Doug Williams of Elkhart is taking the train for the first time, heading to...
January 7, 2010 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following on January 6, 2010.) LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — An Amtrak train from Chicago has derailed in Arkansas. Amtrak spokeswoman Karina Romero says no injuries were reported when the Texas Eagle derailed just after 3 a.m. Wednesday in...
January 7, 2010 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(The following appeared on the News Journal website on January 7, 2010.) WILMINGTON, Del. — Vice President Joe Biden, who commuted on the Amtrak line between Delaware and Washington during his long years in the Senate, is making a case for train travel in America. In...
January 6, 2010 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Heywood Hoffman appeared at ChicagoBreakingNews.com on January 5, 2010.) CHICAGO — Amtrak Empire Builder service between Chicago/St. Paul/ and Portland/Seattle was canceled Tuesday for a second day in a row because of weather problems along the...
