March 13, 2009 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Katy Bachman appeared at MediaWeek.com on March 11, 2009.) With a nod to consumer belt-tightening, Amtrak bowed this week a branding campaign on spot TV. Scheduled to air through April, the spot is scheduled to air on network TV-affiliated...
March 13, 2009 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Brian Morelli appeared on the Iowa City Press-Citizen website on March 13, 2009.) IOWA CITY, Iowa — More than 75 people overflowed an informational meeting Thursday about a proposed passenger rail service from Iowa City to Chicago at the Iowa...
March 13, 2009 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Bill Sheets appeared on The Everett Herald website on March. 12, 2009.) EVERETT, Wash. — About a year ago, Charley Lane got tired of driving every day from Bellingham to his job in Everett. He decided to try Amtrak, which sends two trains per...
March 13, 2009 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following appeared on the Washington Post website on March 13, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — If an event involves transit and requires a White House presence, chances are that Amtrak Joe will be its designated driver. Today, a bit after noon, Vice President Biden...
March 13, 2009 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Dennis Yohnka appeared on the Kankakee Daily Journal website on March 12, 2009.) KANKAKEE, Ill. — The Village of Bourbonnais will hold a memorial service at 2 p.m. Sunday to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Amtrak train derailment that...
March 11, 2009 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Ted Jackovics appeared on the Tampa Tribune website on March 11, 2009.) TAMPA, Fla. — Ridership continues to grow on Amtrak’s Silver Star serving Tampa on its New York-Miami route, bucking nationwide projections of lower ridership because...
March 10, 2009 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Don Stacom appeared on The Hartford Courant website on March 10, 2009.) HARTFORD, Conn. — The biggest piece of Connecticut’s federal stimulus aid for transportation will be used to replace a deteriorated Amtrak bridge in Branford and...
March 9, 2009 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following column by Andy Isaacson appeared on the New York Times website on March 6, 2009.) NEW YORK — Somewhere on the west side of Illinois, the Amish men broke out a deck of Skip-Bo cards and I joined them as the cafe car attendant, using an iPod and a set of...
March 9, 2009 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Eric Stirgus appeared on The Atlanta Journal-Constitution website on March 6, 2009.) ATLANTA — Northeast Atlanta residents who feared Amtrak and other commuter trains roaring through their neighborhoods received welcome news Friday: state...
March 9, 2009 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Kristin Jackson appeared on the Seattle Times website on March 7, 2009.) SEATTLE — A second daily train between Seattle and Vancouver, B.C., could start running by early summer if upcoming talks between Washington state and Canadian officials...
