September 26, 2008 | Amtrak, Canada, Headlines
(The following appeared on the Dallas Morning News website on September 25.) DALLAS — With gas at $4 a gallon, tolls rising, suggested airport arrival times, the $25 bag charge, pillow charge, blanket charge, soda charge and the environmentally soul-searching burden...
September 26, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Jim Loomis appeared on The Dallas Morning News website on September 25.) DALLAS — The original idea was to take a long-distance train ride. But as my fingers traced the various routes on a map of Amtrak’s nationwide system, I suddenly...
September 26, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Jon Hilkevitch appeared on the Chicago Tribune website on September 26.) CHICAGO — Amtrak ridership has surged thanks to high gas prices, but increased interference from freight trains is causing the passenger railroad’s poor on-time...
September 25, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Katie Warchut appeared on The Day website on September 25.) NEW LONDON, Conn. — Amtrak is requesting the Thames River Railroad Bridge be closed for several nights in October while adjustments are made to its main counterweight ropes. The...
September 25, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Bill Brand appeared on the San Jose Mercury News website on September 24.) OAKLAND, Calif. — Police are investigating the apparent suicide of a passenger on Amtrak’s Coast Starlight passenger train this morning. The investigation has...
September 23, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following on September 22.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — For the third year in a row, Amtrak is offering double points for Amtrak Guest Rewards on qualifying train travel booked and completed by Dec. 12. You must be a member of the Amtrak...
September 22, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Fabian Loehe appeared on the Philadelphia Inquirer website on September 22.) PHILADELPHIA — At 3:17 p.m., Joe Biden, the longtime U.S. senator from Delaware, steps off the Acela train at the Wilmington Amtrak station – and rushes back to...
September 19, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Robert Barron appeared on the Enid News website on September 18.) ENID, Okla. — There is interest in having Amtrak train service to Enid, but some people doubt whether it is attainable. Kansas is pursuing adding a passenger train route from...
September 18, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following on September 17.) OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. — Expanding an Amtrak route from Oklahoma to Kansas appears likely as the railroad operator and the Kansas Legislature move forward with a joint feasibility study this month, a state...
September 17, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following appeared on the Times-Press Recorder websiteon September 16.) ARROYO GRANDE, Calif. — Amtrak train service through the Central Coast was briefly interrupted due to the fatal Metrolink crash Friday in Chatsworth, but the Pacific Surfliner and the Coast...
