June 23, 2008 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(The following story by Matthew L. Wald appeared on the New York Times website on June 20.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Record prices for gasoline and jet fuel should be good news for Amtrak, as travelers look for alternatives to cut the cost of driving and flying. And they...
June 20, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following editorial by James T. Brett appeared on the New Hampshire Business Review website on June 20. Mr. Brett is president of the regional business organization the New England Council.) MANCHESTER, N.H. — Americans are struggling to handle the unprecedented...
June 20, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following editorial appeared on The Denver Post website on June 19.) DENVER, Colo. — The U.S. House of Representatives threw a well-aimed jab at rising fuel prices last week by nearly doubling funding for intercity rail service — America’s most fuel...
June 19, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Lynne Jensen appeared on the Times Picayune website on June 19.) NEW ORLEANS — With money from his own pocket, some raised by collecting aluminum cans, Gilbert Isaac treated a group of children to an afternoon train ride on the City of New...
June 19, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Katie Warchut appeared on The Day website on June 18.) NEW LONDON, Conn. — Amtrak has again rescheduled the replacement of the moveable span of the Thames River railroad bridge. The replacement is now set for June 24 through June 27 — the...
June 19, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following appeared on the Chicago Tribune website on June 19.) CHICAGO — Amtrak said Wednesday it expects to restore service this week on two of three passenger-train routes suspended because of Midwest flooding. The passenger rail service said it plans to...
June 19, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Chris Hubbuch appeared on the La Crosse Tribune website on June 19.) LA CROSSE, Wisc. — Flooding last week in Wisconsin and Iowa has disrupted passenger train service across the country and resulted in delays for passengers traveling to and...
June 18, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following appeared on the Kansas City Star website on June 17.) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Flooding has forced Amtrak to substitute buses for the Southwest Chief between Kansas City and Chicago. Amtrak announced today that buses would run from Kansas City to Galesburg,...
June 17, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following editorial appeared on the Salt Lake Tribune website on June 16.) SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — Amtrak is staging a comeback. And Congress, after decades of treating the rails like an ugly stepsister of highways and airports, has finally hopped on board....
June 16, 2008 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(The following editorial appeared on the Baltimore Sun website on June 15.) BALTIMORE, Md. — Last week, the House of Representatives gave a big boost to the future of passenger rail service in this country. By approving the more than $14 billion, five-year spending...
