December 10, 2009 | Amtrak, Headlines, UP
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on December 9, 2009.) Yesterday, Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT), Union Pacific Railroad and Amtrak officials marked the opening of an $8.1 million, 9,000-foot siding on a UP line used by...
December 9, 2009 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Leah Beth Ward appeared on the Yakima Herald-Republic website on December 9, 2009.) YAKIMA, Wash. — A new study by Amtrak has found that reviving an old route between Chicago and Seattle — including a stop in Yakima — would be...
December 9, 2009 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following appeared on the Boston Globe website on December 8, 2009.) BOSTON — Amtrak had record-breaking ridership on Thanksgiving week, including strong showings on some New England routes. Amtrak announced Tuesday that it had 685,876 passengers over the holiday...
December 9, 2009 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following on December 8, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Did you travel on Amtrak the week of Thanksgiving? If so, you helped set a record. Amtrak says it has set a new record for numbers of passengers it carried the week of...
December 9, 2009 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following on December 8, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Amtrak passengers could carry handguns in their checked baggage as part of catch-all spending legislation being finalized by Congress. Amtrak riders could transport firearms that...
December 7, 2009 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Foster Folly News published the following story on December 6, 2009.) Located on the Ellipse, just south of the White House, the National Christmas Tree has been a part of the holiday season since 1923. WASHINGTON – Model trains are as much a part of the holiday...
December 2, 2009 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Jim Martin appeared at GoErie.com on December 2, 2009.) ERIE, Pa. — Amtrak hopes to replace 54 of its oldest passenger locomotives, and Lawrence Park-based GE Transportation wants to bid for the contract. But at least for now, there’s no...
December 1, 2009 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following on November 29, 2009.) DES MOINES, Iowa — Amtrak ridership in Iowa broke a record this year, with more than 66,000 passengers getting on and off trains at Iowa stations during the federal budget year that ended Sept. 30....
December 1, 2009 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Mike Rosenberg appeared on the San Mateo County Times website on November 30, 2009.) SAN MATEO, Calif. — Caltrain will pay Amtrak $500,000 for back wages owed to conductors, engineers and other employees, but the transit operator avoided a much...
November 30, 2009 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following on November 27, 2009.) KALISPELL, Mont. — Amtrak officials say a passenger train partially derailed after striking a boulder that had rolled onto the tracks about five miles west of Essex. Amtrak spokeswoman Karina Romero...
