December 21, 2009 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following appeared at WJLA.com on December 21, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Amtrak operations have been restored in Northeast Washington Monday, but some trains are on reduced schedules. Amtrak has cancelled some regularly scheduled trains in the eastern region on...
December 18, 2009 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Amy Renczkowski appeared on The Day website on December 17, 2009.) EAST LYME, Conn. — Amtrak told local and state officials Thursday that replacing the Niantic River bridge will take three years and work on the much smaller Miamicock Bridge...
December 18, 2009 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following column by Chad Pergram appeared at FoxNews.com on December 16, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Harry Houdini made a career escaping from locked boxes. So did David Copperfield and Doug Henning. And now you can add Amtrak passengers packing heat in their...
December 17, 2009 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Ray Reed appeared on the Lynchburg News Advance website on December 17, 2009.) RICHMOND, Va. — The new Amtrak train between Lynchburg and Washington had twice as many passengers as expected during its first month of operation in October, state...
December 14, 2009 | Amtrak, Headlines, High Speed Rail
(The following story by Kevin Landrigan appeared on the Nashua Telegraph website on December 12, 2009.) NASHUA, N.H. — All signs point to the first round of stimulus money for high-speed commuter rail – $8 billion worth – getting doled out next year predominantly to...
December 14, 2009 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following on December 13, 2009.) PORTLAND, Maine — The operator of Amtrak’s Downeaster is optimistic that up to $39 million in federal stimulus money will be awarded for a long-awaited expansion of the Boston-to-Portland passenger...
December 14, 2009 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Brent Martin appeared at MissouriNet.com on December 13, 2009.) JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — An improvement in mid-Missouri has greatly improved Amtrak service across the state. Now, the Department of Transportation wants to go farther and faster with...
December 11, 2009 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following on December 10, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Highlights of the $1.1 trillion spending bill before the House on Thursday: • $519 billion in routine payments for Medicare and Medicaid. • $3.9 billion for more than 5,000...
December 11, 2009 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Deborah Barfield Berry appeared on The News Star website on December 10, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The House approved a federal spending package Thursday that includes a provision to allow Amtrak passengers to bring guns on board in checked...
December 10, 2009 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Paul Nussbaum appeared on the Philadelphia Inquirer website on December 10, 2009.) PHILADELPHIA — City Councilman Curtis Jones says he plans to hold hearings early next year on the state of Amtrak’s deteriorating rail bridges in...
