July 21, 2009 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Brad Kadrich appeared on the Observer website on July 20, 2009.) DETROIT — The 2006 Ford Fusion driven by Daniel Broughton in the Amtrack collision at the Hannan Road railroad crossing July 9 reached speeds as high as 68 mph as it approached...
July 20, 2009 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Ted Jackovics appeared on the Tampa Tribune website on July 18, 2009.) TAMPA, Fla. — Amtrak passengers in Tampa will get to ride in the first of 81 passenger rail cars restored to service with $90.8 million in federal stimulus funding. The rail...
July 20, 2009 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Zach Hagadone appeared on the Idaho Business Review website on July 20, 2009.) BOISE, Idaho — When C.B. Hall looks at Amtrak’s system map he sees a “vast white space” between Seattle and Denver – a space where, up until 1997, the Pioneer route...
July 20, 2009 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Jon Miltmore appeared on the Panama City News Herald website on July 19, 2009.) CHIPLEY, Fla. — Amtrak could be making a return to Chipley, according to a federal study listing restoration of the Sunset Limited service as one of three preferred...
July 17, 2009 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Eun Kyung Kim appeared on the Pensacola News Journal website on July 17, 2009 PENSACOLA, Fla. — Amtrak released a long-awaited report to Congress on Thursday that outlines options for restoring passenger rail service through North Florida....
July 15, 2009 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(The following story by Christopher Conkey and Alex Roth appeared on the Wall Street Journal website on July 14, 2009.) CHICAGO — A long-delayed plan to reduce congestion in the nation’s busiest freight rail hub has won $322 million in funding from Illinois, a...
July 14, 2009 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Bruce Landis appeared on the Providence Journal website on July 14, 2009.) PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The state wants to build a third track on the Amtrak railroad line in North Kingstown and renovate the Providence station as part of a plan to improve...
July 14, 2009 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Matt Kelley appeared on the USA Today website on July 14, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Amtrak managers have improperly interfered with oversight of the railroad’s $1.3 billion in economic stimulus funding, according to an independent report...
July 14, 2009 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by Randall Chase on July 13, 2009.) BEAR, Del. — Amtrak has wasted little time using its $1.3 billion slice of the federal stimulus package, unveiling the first of 81 passenger cars to be restored with the help of...
July 13, 2009 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by My-Thuan Tran appeared on the Los Angeles Times website on July 11, 2009.) LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif. — Laguna Niguel’s efforts to crack down on the crowds who drop their pants and bare their bottoms during a summer ritual appear to be working....
