April 3, 2009 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Elizabeth Crisp appeared on the Clarion Ledger website on April 2, 2009.) JACKSON, Miss. — Authorities say there are no severe injuries after a southbound Amtrak train partially derailed near Osyka in Pike County this afternoon. Amtrak...
April 2, 2009 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by James Coburn appeared on The Edmond Sun website on April 1, 2009.) EDMOND, Okla — Edmond remains a viable possibility for a passenger rail stop, said Gary Ridley, director of the Oklahoma Department of Transportation, this week. Leaders of...
April 2, 2009 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Ryan Johnson appeared on the Grand Forks Herald website on April 1, 2009.) GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Amtrak will resume service in Grand Forks this evening, and the route to Fargo also will reopen. Amtrak service to and from Grand Forks, Devils Lake...
April 1, 2009 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following on March 31, 2009.) CLEVELAND, Ohio — Amtrak would be a key part of Ohio’s plan to restore passenger rail service: • Amtrak is studying routes connecting Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton and Cincinnati. The study, due by...
April 1, 2009 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Kelly Sinoski appeared on the Vancouver Sun website on March 31, 2009.) VANCOUVER — A second Amtrak Cascades passenger train will travel between Seattle and Vancouver during the 2010 Winter Games, but Canadian border officials are still balking...
April 1, 2009 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on March 31, 2009.) CHICAGO — Beginning April 2, Amtrak will restore sleeping car service on the Lake Shore Limited line between Chicago and Boston. The route is one of six lines that are “getting an...
March 31, 2009 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Eric Anderson appeared on the Albany Times-Union website on March 30, 2009.) ALBANY, N.Y. — Full state operating support was restored for Amtrak’s Adirondack service from the Capital Region to Montreal, ensuring the train operates for...
March 30, 2009 | Amtrak, Convention, Headlines
(The following story by Bill Thompson appeared on the Gainesville Sun website on March 30, 2009.) OCALA, Fla. — Seven years ago, a speeding northbound Amtrak passenger train derailed in Putnam County, killing four people and injuring more than 140 of the nearly 500...
March 27, 2009 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by John Howell appeared on the Warwick Beacon website on March 26, 2009.) WARWICK, R.I. — Directors of a national organization that closely follows and promotes rail passenger service have suggested that stimulus funds be used so that the state...
March 27, 2009 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Chad Lawhorn appeared on the Lawrence Journal-World website on March 26, 2009.) LAWRENCE, Kan. — Lawrence’s Santa Fe Depot will receive $600,000 worth of renovations as part of the federal stimulus package, an Amtrak spokesman said Thursday....
