December 9, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Jayette Bolinski appeared on the Galesburg Register-Mail website on December 8.) BRIGHTON, Ill. – Bridget Wilbon of Springfield was planning merely to make a surprise visit to her mother in East St. Louis. Instead, Wilbon and her son Elijah...
December 9, 2008 | Accident, Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Jill Moon and Maggie Borman appeared on The Telegraph website on December 8.) BRIGHTON, Ill. — A passenger train struck a stalled tractor-trailer and derailed Monday, a first in Macoupin County, miraculously causing only minor injuries to 10...
December 5, 2008 | Amtrak, CN, Headlines
(The following story appeared at RailwayAge:Rail Group News on December 3, 2008) CHICAGO, Il – Earlier commitments made by Canadian National are embodied in an agreement announced Wednesday that will ensure Amtrak’s continued access to the St. Charles Air...
December 4, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Thomas Geyer appeared on the Quad City Times website on December 2.) DAVENPORT, Iowa — The Moline Committee of the Whole unanimously agreed Tuesday to accept Moline Centre Station as the Quad-Cities Amtrak Station, according to a news release...
December 2, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Mindi Westhoff appwared on the News Leader website on December 2.) STAUNTON, Va. — Despite economic challenges, the Staunton-Augusta-Waynesboro Toys for Tots program is in full swing this year, and for the first time Saturday, residents will...
December 2, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Eric Timmons appeared on The Register-Mail website on December 1.) GALESBURG, Ill. — City officials are hoping to net $120,000 in federal and state funds for a planned expansion of Galesburg’s Amtrak Depot. The Galesburg City Council on Monday...
December 1, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Cathy Woodruff appeared on the Albany Times-Union website on November 30.) RENSSELAER, N.Y. — It doesn’t necessarily take a catastrophe to sour the experience for a traveler looking forward to a relaxing, hassle-free journey by train. An...
December 1, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Jonah Owen Lamb appeared on the Merced Sun website on November 29.) MERCED, Calif. — A large crowd huddled below the awning outside Merced’s Amtrak Station on Wednesday morning waiting for the train north. This crowd and the people in the...
December 1, 2008 | Amtrak, CSX, Headlines
(The following story by Natasha Robinson appeared on the Rocky Mount Telegram website on November 29.) ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. — Authorities are investigating if drugs or alcohol impaired a 28-year-old man who was able to walk away unharmed Saturday after crossing train...
December 1, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Brad Cooper appeared on The Kansas City Star website on December 1.) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The hammer is coming down on freight trains that block Amtrak passenger trains from running on schedule. President George W. Bush has signed a new law...
