May 23, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following appeared on the Toronto Star website on May 23.) TORONTO — A U.S. congressional panel approved a measure that would invite proposals to privatize Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor and boost spending on the passenger railroad. The House transportation...
May 22, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Scott Pesznecker appeared on The Herald website on May 21.) STANWOOD — Construction is under way on new siding tracks through Stanwood that will allow trains to move past the city’s new Amtrak platform. Freight and passenger trains...
May 21, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following on May 20.) OKLAHOMA CITY — The City Council in Oklahoma City is now formally in support of a plan to extend Amtrak north from the city to Newton, Kan., just north of Wichita. Newton is connected to Chicago and Los...
May 20, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following column by Derrick Z. Jackson appeared on the Boston Globe website on May 19.) BOSTON — Recently in Indiana, Barack Obama had lunch with an Amtrak machinist who feared losing his job. Obama said, ‘‘The irony is, with the gas prices what they are, we...
May 20, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Lynnette Hintze appeared on The Daily Inter Lake website on May 19.) KALISPELL, Mont. — The perennial tug of war over Amtrak funding is under way, with Congress and the Bush administration once again at odds over subsidies for the passenger...
May 15, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following by Sarah Karush on May 14.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — A proposal in Congress to allow private companies to develop faster rail service on Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor would provide relatively little benefit compared with...
May 13, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following appeared on the Newsday website on May 12.) NEWARK, N.J. — Amtrak is starting work to replace concrete rail ties along the Northeast Corridor. One of four tracks will be taken out of service. NJ Transit issued new schedules that reflect the loss of 25...
May 13, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Raju Chebium appeared on the Wilmington News-Journal website on May 9.) WILMINGTON, Del. — A bill introduced in the House on Thursday seeks to explicitly allow private companies to compete to provide train service in the Northeast Corridor for...
May 12, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Ken Belson and Vincent M. Mallozzi appeared on the New York Times website on May 11.) NEW YORK — For many train riders, the concrete ties that keep the rails in place are about as noteworthy as the electrical power lines above the train. But...
May 12, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Vincent M. Mallozzi appeared on the New York Times website on May 11.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The voice that launched a thousand trips — on Thursday alone — was about to launch another. Sheila Herriott, sitting in a dimly lighted control room with...
