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Amtrak service on the horizon for St. Augustine, Fla.

(The following story by Peter Guinta appeared on the St. Augustine Record website on August 18, 2009.) ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. — Perhaps you want to see Fort Lauderdale or Miami without driving on the 12-lane madhouse that’s Interstate 95. Or perhaps you want to sit...

Bagpiper practices along the railroad tracks

(The following story by Vik Jolly appeared on The Orange County Register website on August 18, 2009.) IRVINE, Calif. — If you listened closely, the notes from Ralph Bates’ bagpipes could be heard in the distance from the Irvine Transportation Center. The lone...

Amtrak train towed to NY station after breakdown

(The Associated Press circulated the following on August 18, 2009.) ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Amtrak officials are trying to determine what caused one of its passenger trains to break down in upstate New York, forcing passengers to spend a couple of hours in cars without air...

Could Amtrak be on track to return to Montgomery?

(The following story by Jill Nolin appeared on the Montgomery Advertiser website on August 16, 2009.) MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The 21,100-mile web of Amtrak rails run to more than 500 destinations in 46 states — and the Montgomery area would like to be one them. Local...

Amtrak delays study on Ohio passenger train

(The Associated Press circulated the following story by Matt Leingang on August 14, 2009.) COLUMBUS, Ohio — An Amtrak study on restoring passenger train service among Ohio’s major cities will be delayed two weeks until mid-September, giving the state a tighter...

Amtrak routes now part of Google Transit

(The following appeared on the Albany Times-Union website on August 13, 2009.) ALBANY, N.Y. — The Google Transit program, which lets users map their routes to a destination using public transportation, now incorporates five Amtrak routes, including two through the...

Amtrak’s Oregon return could pick up head of steam

(The following story by Eric Florip appeared on The East Oregonian website on August 12, 2009.) HERMISTON, Ore. — Amtrak may be one step closer to restoring its Pioneer Route through Eastern Oregon, according to a spokesman for Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore. – a...

Second Amtrak train to Vancouver, B.C. starts Aug. 19

(The following appeared on the Seattle Post-Intelligencer website on August 13, 2009.) SEATTLE — The second daily Amtrak Cascades train between Seattle and Vancouver, B.C. is slated to start running Aug. 19, the state Department of Transportation reported Wednesday....