July 15, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following editorial appeared on the Times Record News website on July 14.) WICHITA FALLS, Texas — On a recent trip to Chicago, a Wichita Falls husband turned to his wife in the seat next to him, tapped his beer bottle to her tea glass and said, “This is the...
July 15, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Hillary Chabot appeared on the Boston Herald website on July 15.) BOSTON — U.S. Sen. John F. Kerry is taking aim at the Acela bullet train, saying the 8-year-old line meant to zip passengers between Boston and Washington is riddled with speed...
July 15, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following on July 14.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Amtrak’s busiest train has a new name. The Regional service on the Northeast Corridor has been rebranded as the Northeast Regional. The service is a slightly slower and cheaper...
July 14, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following editorial appeared on the New York Times website on July 13.) NEW YORK — It started out as a real victory for passenger rail: the House and the Senate voted to give significantly more money to Amtrak to improve service and upgrade tired cars, tracks and...
July 14, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Peter Schelden appeared on The Orange County Register website on July 12.) LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif. — For the first time in the event’s 29-year history, police are closing down the 29th annual Mooning of Amtrak because of big crowds and...
July 14, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(GateHouse News Service circulated the following on July 11.) SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — It is only coincidence that on the day Springfield gasoline prices hit a record of nearly $4.20 a gallon, a U.S. Senate appropriations committee approved a record $1.55 billion to run...
July 11, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following column by Bob Previdi appeared on the Philadelphia Inquirer website on July 11. Mr. Previdi is a communications consultant in Philadelphia.) PHILADELPHIA — As gas prices head toward $5 a gallon and more travelers look to use public transportation, the...
July 11, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines, Railroad Security
(The following story by Mimi Hall appeared on the USA Today website on July 11.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Rail passengers from coast to coast will be subject to random security checks and may have their luggage scanned for explosives beginning this fall, according to Amtrak...
July 11, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines, Railroad Security
(The following story by Mimi Hall appeared on the USA Today website on July 11.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Passengers at Union Station file briskly past the Amtrak ticket taker, eying the platform where the 4 p.m. Acela waits to take them to New York City and other points...
July 10, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Mike Riopell appeared on the Bloomington Pantagraph website on July 9.) SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Despite an earlier threat, Gov. Rod Blagojevich didn’t cut significant portions of the state’s Amtrak service Wednesday Previously, Blagojevich targeted...
