March 24, 2009 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Bloomberg News circulated the following story by Angela Greiling Keane on March 23, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Amtrak said ridership on its high- speed Acela train line plummeted 17 percent in February from a year earlier, a fifth straight monthly decline, as the...
March 23, 2009 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Jessica Damiano of Newsday appeared on the Los Angeles Times website on March 21, 2009.) NEW YORK — Train travel: A century ago and a continent away, it was synonymous with luxury. Today, along the Eastern Seaboard, that’s not necessarily...
March 23, 2009 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Stephanie M. Peters appeared on the Rutland Herald website on March 21, 2009.) RUTLAND, Vt. — The House Transportation Committee this week restored funding for Amtrak’s Ethan Allen Express to a draft of the 2010 transportation budget, but...
March 23, 2009 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following on March 20.) PORTLAND, Ore. — Two West Coast Amtrak routes, the Starlight and the Cascade, will get $137.2 million in federal funds from the Omnibus Spending Bill and a continuing resolutions measure that is intended to...
March 19, 2009 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Amtrak issued the following on March 18, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Amtrak will celebrate America’s love for rail travel with events across the country at its second annual National Train Day, May 9, 2009. Marking 140 years of connecting travelers from coast to...
March 19, 2009 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Artie Tefft appeared at www.turnto10.com on March 18, 2009.) PROVIDENCE, R.I. – All aboard!! Amtrak is looking for retired Pullman Porters to take part in a celebration on May 9 on National Train Day. Pullman Porters were considered goodwill...
March 18, 2009 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following appeared on the Seattle Times website on March 17, 2009.) ISELIN, N.J. — Amtrak has finished repairs to NJ Transit’s Northeast Corridor rail line in time for the evening commute. Service was suspended on the corridor’s four tracks after...
March 18, 2009 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Michael Hinkelman appeared on the Philadelphia Daily News website on March 17, 2009.) PHILADELPHIA — A federal grand jury yesterday charged a former computer consultant for Amtrak with stealing $72,487 from the national passenger rail agency....
March 18, 2009 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following editorial appeared on the Longview News-Journal website on March 18, 2009.) LONGVIEW, Texas — The efforts of two East Texas lawmakers to realistically explore high speed rail for this area deserve to be applauded. State Rep. Bryan Hughes, R-Mineola, has...
March 17, 2009 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following editorial appeared on the Times-Tribune website on March 17, 2009.) SCRANTON, Pa. — The Obama administration has been criticized in some quarters for its policy of treating the economic crisis not just as a short-term crisis but as a long-term...
