September 10, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Daniel Rubin appeared on the Philadelphia Inquirer website on September 10.) PHILADELPHIA — Andris Peterson’s not-so-secret garden took root 20 years ago, after he’d broken his leg while clearing the jungle of twisted giant vines...
September 9, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Lisa Donovan appeared on the Chicago Sun-Times website on September 9.) CHICAGO — A St. Louis-to-Chicago Amtrak train derailed near Joliet on Monday night, authorities said. None of the 112 passengers aboard Lincoln Service Train 304 were...
September 8, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following on September 6.) MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Gulf Coast residents who took refuge from Hurricane Gustav in Tennessee are making their way back home. About 100 government-assisted evacuees, which includes those with special needs,...
September 5, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following appeared on the Seattle Times website on September 4.) SEATTLE — The high price of gas has increased ridership on Amtrak to record levels, according to the Washington State Department of Transportation. Ridership on Amtrak Cascades increased 12 percent...
September 5, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following on September 4.) OLYMPIA, Wash. — The number of people riding Amtrak trains in Oregon and Washington has increased by 12 percent so far this year. The Washington Department of Transportation says that the Amtrak Cascades...
September 4, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following on September 4.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — A company that offered luxurious rail tours aboard refurbished vintage cars and was a major charter customer of Amtrak has shut down. GrandLuxe Rail Journeys Inc. ceased operations last...
September 3, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Ben Pershing appeared on the Washington Post website on September 2.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — By now, it’s nearly impossible to have missed the fact that Sen. Joseph R. Biden Jr. (Del.), the Democratic vice presidential nominee, is such a...
September 2, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Gordon Dickson appeared on the Fort Worth Star-Telegram website on August 31.) FORT WORTH — Amtrak’s Heartland Flyer is enjoying a spike in ridership amid higher gas prices. In July, 11,721 people took the daily 206-mile, Fort Worth-to-Oklahoma...
September 2, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Mary MacDonald appeared on The Atlanta Journal-Constitution website on August 31.) ATLANTA — Amtrak has suspended its passenger service from Atlanta to New Orleans, including the Crescent, in preparation for the expected landing of Hurricane...
September 2, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Trevor Aaronson appeared on the Memphis Commercial Appeal website on August 30.) NEW ORLEANS — The buses were 40 deep on Loyola Street. Around the corner, near the Union Passenger Terminal, thousands of people snaked through a parking lot in a...
