November 25, 2009 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Andrea Goodell appeared on The Holland Sentinel website on November 25, 2009.) HOLLAND, Mich. — Passenger rail service from Grand Rapids to Chicago could be in trouble without additional money from the state. Amtrak contracts with the Michigan...
November 25, 2009 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following on November 24, 2009.) CHICAGO — Amtrak says 1.8 million passengers rode its state-supported trains in Illinois in fiscal year 2009, a slight increase from 2008. The Illinois Department of Transportation supports several...
November 24, 2009 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by Jessica Gresko on November 23, 2009.) ABOARD AMTRAK AUTO TRAIN 52 TO WASHINGTON — All aboard on this train doesn’t mean just people. It means minivans, cars and motorcycles, too. To board you have to be...
November 24, 2009 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Tim Landis appeared on the State Journal-Register website on November 23, 2009.) SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Jill Schroeder says she can tell the Amtrak passengers by their luggage. “They usually have those little pull-along luggage bags behind them,”...
November 24, 2009 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Brad Cooper appeared on the Kansas City Star website on November 23, 2009.) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The U.S. Senate has voted to allow Amtrak passengers — for the first time since Sept. 11, 2001 — to transport guns in checked bags. The proposal...
November 23, 2009 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Brad Cooper appeared on The Kansas City Star website on November 22, 2009.) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Flying is a turnoff for Brian Kunitz. Long security lines. Body patdowns. Having to remove shoes. Setting off the metal detector. “Airports in...
November 23, 2009 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Nancy Remsen appeared on the Burlington Free Press website November 21, 2009.) BURLINGTON, Vt. — Despite the economic downturn, ridership on Vermont’s passenger trains grew slightly in the 12 months ending Sept. 30 and continued the...
November 20, 2009 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Amtrak issued the following on November 19, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Amtrak has extended its fare promotion on Northeast Regional service between Washington, DC, New York and Boston through March 31 making travel in the northeast even more affordable. The promotion,...
November 20, 2009 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following appeared on the Seattle Times website on November 20, 2009.) SEATTLE — Expecting the busiest travel week of the year, the state Department of Transportation and Amtrak are adding more Amtrak Cascades trains next week. To accommodate more passengers, 10...
November 19, 2009 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following appeared on the News Tribune website on November 18, 2009.) TACOMA, Wash. — Three separate mudslides Tuesday night caused Amtrak to suspend train service between Seattle and Vancouver, B.C. on Wednesday. The Burlington Northern Santa Fe railway tracks...
