September 17, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Brian Brus appeared on The Journal Record website on September 17.) OKLAHOMA CITY — An Amtrak route expansion between Oklahoma and Kansas appears likely as the railroad operator and the Kansas Legislature move forward with a joint feasibility...
September 17, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Perry Bacon, Jr. appeared on the Washington Post website on September 16.) MEDIA, Penn. — Perhaps America’s most enthusiastic Amtrak rider missed riding the train. Vice-presidential nominee Sen. Joe Biden, on the way to this Philadelphia...
September 16, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(GateHouse News Service circulated the following on September 15.) Posted Sep 15, 2008 @ 02:59 PM PEORIA, Ill. — Heavy rains from the remnants of Hurricane Ike continue to cause services disruptions on Amtrak routes in the Midwest, including the Chicago/St. Louis line...
September 15, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following editorial appeared on the Boston Herald website on September 13.) BOSTON — Around 4 a.m. two years ago one Brian Hopkins, 24, apparently tried to get into one of Amtrak’s Acela trains parked at South Station – closed at that hour – but could...
September 15, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Scott Richardson appeared on the Bloomington Pantagraph website on September 14.) BLOOMINGTON, Ill. — Cutting minutes from a train ride between Normal and Chicago is taking years. In 2002, news reporters joined government officials on an Amtrak...
September 15, 2008 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(The following story by Robert J. Lopez, Garrett Therolf and Scott Gold appeared on the Los Angeles Times website on September 14.) LOS ANGELES — There was spaghetti on the stove at Fire Station 96 when the loudspeaker crackled. Right before dinner. Typical....
September 11, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following appeared on the News Journal website on September 11.) WILMINGTON, De.. — Calling Amtrak critical to the economy, a group of business leaders and lawmakers from the Northeast urged Congress on Wednesday to approve billions of dollars in new funding for...
September 11, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following on September 10.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Supporters of Amtrak in Congress are urging their colleagues to complete a key piece of legislation for the railroad. Sen. Frank Lautenberg, D-N.J., who sponsored the bill to authorize...
September 10, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Thomas Olson appeared on the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review website on September 10.) PITTSBURGH, Pa. — Before Yankee Stadium gets torn down, the Gentile boys visited New York last weekend. Instead of flying, they chose to ride the rails....
September 10, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Dug Begley appeared on The Press-Enterprise website on Septebmer 9.) RIVERSIDE, Calif. — Amtrak trains speed three times a week through the heart of Loma Linda. Robert Ziprick wishes they would stop. Ziprick, a Loma Linda city councilman, and a...
