October 13, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Reuters circulated the following on October 10.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Amtrak set a ridership record for the year ended September 30 with 28.7 million passengers, and also reported on Friday that revenue on its flagship line rose more than 14 percent. “Highway and...
October 10, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Sandra Knisely appeared on the University of Wisconsin website on October 9.) MADISON, Wisc. — With merely one gallon of fuel, a train can move one ton of freight 400 miles. Despite such astonishing fuel efficiency, the railroad industry shrank...
October 10, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Steven Elbow appeared on the Capital Times website on October 10.) MADISON, Wisc. — High gas prices, global warming and increasing traffic congestion, though nightmares for motorists, are good times for rail advocates. With bipartisan,...
October 9, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Gannett News Service circulated the following story by Raju Chebium on October 9.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Amtrak felt like an unwelcome relative throughout President Bush’s two terms, and even feared for its existence after he threatened to shut it down. But in the...
October 6, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following on September 30.) CHICAGO — The federal government is providing nearly $30 million for 15 passenger rail projects across the country, including two projects in Illinois. The Illinois passenger rail projects receiving...
October 6, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following editorial appeared on the Toledo Blade website on October 4.) TOLEDO, Ohio — It took rising gas prices, traffic congestion, and growing concerns about climate change to boost Amtrak’s fortune. Passenger rail service is a mode of transportation...
October 6, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following appeared on the Webster-Kirkwood Times website on October 3.) WEBSTER GROVES, Mo. — The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) received a $3.3 million federal grant on Tuesday that will help increase freight mobility and reduce delays for Amtrak...
October 6, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following column by Jon Hilkevitch appeared on the Chicago Tribune website on October 6.) CHICAGO — Highway congestion, high fuel prices, dependence on foreign oil, pollution and global warming are creating perfect conditions for reforming stagnant transportation...
October 3, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Mike Riopell appeared on The Southern website on October 2.) SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Efforts to bring Amtrak service to the Quad-Cities and other communities in Illinois and Iowa are inching forward. Legislation awaiting President Bush’s...
October 3, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Matthew L. Wald appeared on the New York Times website on October 3.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congress has given final approval to a bill that could nearly double Amtrak’s annual subsidy, which in recent years has been just over $1 billion, and that...
