September 10, 2009 | Amtrak, Headlines, Railroad Security
(The following story by Kytja Weir appeared on the Washington Examiner website on September 10, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Amtrak, with other transit agencies and dozens of law enforcement groups, conducted a broad security crackdown Wednesday that included random bag...
September 9, 2009 | Amtrak, Headlines, Railroad Security
(Amtrak issued the following on September 8, 2009.) WHO: Amtrak Police, Transportation Security Administration (TSA) personnel, and law enforcement officers from more than 100 federal, state, local, rail and transit police agencies across 13 states and Washington,...
September 9, 2009 | Amtrak, Headlines, Railroad Security
(The following story by Peter Mucha appeared on the Philadelphia Inquirer website on September 9, 2009.) PHILADELPHIA — Two days before the 9/11 anniversary, Amtrak is initiating a one-day “multi-force security surge” along the Northeast Corridor that...
September 8, 2009 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Rebecca Basu appeared on the Florida Today website on September 7, 2009.) COCOA, Fla. — The Cocoa City Council is expected to adopt a resolution Tuesday acknowledging potential sites for Amtrak stations and pledging commitment to a project that...
September 8, 2009 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Brad Cooper appeared on The Kansas City Star website on September 8, 2009.) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Riding Amtrak across Missouri has been as reliable as a coin flip in recent years. Sometimes you were on time. Sometimes you weren’t. And sometimes...
September 3, 2009 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following editorial appeared on The Lynchburg News & Advance website on September 3, 2009.) LYNCHBURG, Va. — After several years of negotiating with Amtrak and the state rail agency, the date for a second passenger train from Lynchburg to Washington, D.C.,...
September 3, 2009 | Amtrak, Headlines, High Speed Rail
(The following story by Leo King appeared on The Examiner website on September 3, 2009.) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Nicholas Martinelli sat in an office chair dressed nattily in a jacket and tie. Examiner met with him in Rep. Corrine Brown’s (D) Jacksonville office on...
September 2, 2009 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following appeared on the Baltimore Sun website on September 2, 2009.) BALTIMORE, Md. — Maryland has received $3.2 million as reimbursement for expenses related to the inauguration of President Barack Obama, Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski and other officials said...
August 31, 2009 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Cecil Angel appeared on the Detroit Free Press website on August 27, 2009.) DETROIT — Video from a surveillance camera on the Amtrak train that collided with a car in Canton on July 9 — killing five young people — clearly shows that the car...
August 31, 2009 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Rich Connell appeared on the Los Angeles Times website on August 28, 2009.) LOS ANGELES — In a change of course on a key safety initiative, Metrolink board members Friday voted to begin negotiations on a sole-source contract with Amtrak to...
