November 18, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following column by Allan Thomas appeared on the Press-Register website on November 17.) MOBILE, Ala. — Coastal Alabama, in conjunction with neighboring states Mississippi and Florida, has a chance to secure the restoration of the Sunset Limited — Amtrak’s...
November 17, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Larry Hannan appeared on the Florida Times-Union website on November 16.) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — An Amtrak route that goes through Jacksonville on the way to New Orleans may return next year. Or Amtrak could spend $1 million that Congress gave it...
November 17, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following column by Tom Belden appeared on the Philadelphia Inquirer websiteon November 17.) PHILADELPHIA — Last week’s column focused on how policies of the Obama administration are likely to affect airlines and the travel business. I didn’t have...
November 17, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following on November 16.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Amtrak’s CEO, Alex Kummant, resigned Friday after two years on the job because of unspecified differences with the board of the national passenger railroad. William Crosbie,...
November 14, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following appeared on the Daily Democrat website on November 13.) WOODLAND, Calif. — Four of the five West Sacramento youths who were accused in the assault of an Amtrak engineer were convicted Thursday afternoon. The defendants allegedly stopped a passenger...
November 13, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Tian Huang appeared on the Medill Reports website on November 12.) CHICAGO — Amid unprecedented high oil prices this summer, Amtrak, the government-owned passenger rail service company also known as the National Railroad Passenger Corp., saw...
November 13, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following on November 12.) CHICAGO — Illinois transportation officials are considering buying more Amtrak passenger cars for popular routes in southern parts of the state. Illinois Department of Transportation Secretary Milt Sees...
November 13, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Bloomberg News circulated the following by Chris Dolmetsch on November 12.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Ridership on Amtrak’s trains between Boston and Washington, including its high-speed Acela line, fell 5 percent in October from a year ago as business travel...
November 13, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Bloomberg News circulated the following story by John Hughes and Angela Greiling Keane on November 13.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Refurbished high-speed trains and spruced-up stations may greet Amtrak commuters from Boston to Washington as Amtrak, the U.S. passenger...
November 12, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Amtrak and the Missouri Department of Transportation issued the following on November 10.) ST. LOUIS – A celebration of 30 years of state-supported passenger rail across Missouri, as well as major service improvements in the works, are the reasons the Missouri...
