July 18, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following editorial appeared on The Desert Sun website on July 18.) PALM SPRINGS, Calif. — The potential benefits of having a rail system, with a regular schedule, linking the Coachella Valley and the Los Angeles area are plentiful. The valley currently has...
July 18, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Peter Bacque appeared on the Richmond Times-Dispatch website on July 17.) RICHMOND, Va. — In the era of $4-a-gallon gasoline, travelers are flocking to ride Amtrak. But the national passenger rail service, dogged by delays and aging equipment,...
July 18, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by John R. Pulliam appeared on The Register-Mail website on July 17.) GALESBURG, Ill. — If there is any good news about $4 per gallon gasoline, it is that ridership on Amtrak is booming. U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., is working with Amtrak’s CEO...
July 17, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Peter Schelden appeared on The Orange County Register website on July 16.) SANTA ANA, Calif. — About 9,000 partygoers peacefully drove off after Saturday’s 29th annual Mooning of Amtrak was shut down by the Orange County Sheriff’s...
July 17, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Hillary Chabot appeared on the Boston Herald website on July 16.) BOSTON — Hub business leaders are embracing U.S. Sen. John F. Kerry’s plan to improve infrastructure along the high-speed Acela train’s northeast route allowing the bullet train...
July 16, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following appeared at Webwire.com on July 15.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — In support of Amtrak’s re-launch of its Northeast Corridor Regional service as Northeast Regional, the corporation has introduced a new advertising campaign in states along the Northeast Corridor...
July 15, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Rick Popely appeared on the Chicago Tribune website on July 15.) CHICAGO — Soaring fuel prices are filling seats on Amtrak trains and prompting fare increases at the national passenger railroad. Amtrak raised fares 5 percent last week on routes...
July 15, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Elisa Crouch appeared on the St. Louis Post-Dispatch website on July 15.) ST. LOUIS, Mo. — Gas prices and airline headaches have pushed more people to passenger trains in Missouri, with Amtrak seeing a surge in customers this year. The boost...
July 15, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following appeared on the Detroit News website on July 14.) DETROIT — Amtrak, the U.S. national passenger railroad, raised fares on 13 routes in the Midwest and Northeast by 3 percent to 5 percent, the Washington, D.C.-based company announced Monday. The...
July 15, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Trish Choate appeared on the Times Record News website on July 14.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The congressman representing Wichita Falls gave a thumbs down to a funding boost for Amtrak though rising gas prices are hitting North Texans in the...
