October 6, 2009 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following editorial appeared on the Lansing State Journal website on October 6, 2009.) LANSING, Mich. — When it comes to gateways, mid-Michigan’s passenger rail terminus takes the cake — for being unimpressive. Those arriving in East Lansing via Amtrak are...
October 6, 2009 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Gannett circulated the following story by Raju Chebium on October 5, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Barack Obama wants a top official at the Port of New York and New Jersey to serve on Amtrak’s board of directors. Advertisement Anthony R. Coscia has been...
October 5, 2009 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following editorial appeared on The News & Advance website on October 4, 2009.) LYNCHBURG, Va. — Few people may have realized, but a new era dawned Thursday morning in Lynchburg, when a second Amtrak train to Washington, D.C., pulled out of the Kemper Street...
October 2, 2009 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Donnie Johnston appeared on the Free Lance-Star website on October 2, 2009.) FREDERICKSBURG, Va. — The Northeast Regional, the first state-supported passenger train in Virginia’s history, got off to a rousing start yesterday. Loaded with...
October 1, 2009 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following appeared at WHSV.com on September 30, 2009.) LYNCHBURG, Va. — Gov. Timothy M. Kaine joined former Gov. Linwood Holton, Amtrak President and CEO Joseph Boardman, Norfolk Southern CEO Wick Moorman and state and local officials Wednesday on a Whistle Stop...
September 30, 2009 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Thomas Geyer appeared on the Quad City Times website on September 30, 2009.) DAVENPORT, Iowa — For proponents of passenger rail service between Chicago and Iowa City, having the chance Tuesday to see routes validated that it just may become a...
September 29, 2009 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Aaron Hepker appeared at KCRG.com on September 28, 2009.) IOWA CITY, Iowa — Backers’ preferred route for an Amtrak passenger train linking Chicago and Iowa City has passed a key environmental test. The route, already considered the “preferred...
September 28, 2009 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Tom Davis appeared on The Record website on September 26, 2009.) TRENTON, N.J. — Rail security in the New York metropolitan area may be in peril now that the U.S. Senate wants to allow firearms aboard Amtrak, officials and rail advocates say....
September 24, 2009 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following editorial appeared on the Idaho Statesman website on September 23, 2009.) BOISE, Idaho — The campaign to bring back Amtrak hasn’t been derailed, but the route isn’t easy. A long-awaited feasibility study affixes a heavy price tag to...
September 23, 2009 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Stephanie Harris-Smith appeared on the Hope Star website on September 22, 2009.) HOPE, Ark. — “I always say the train station is the living room to the city you are living in,” Assistant Superintendent of Amtrak’s Southwest Division Joy Smith...
