March 17, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Foss Farrar appeared on the Arkansas City Traveler website on March 15.) ARKANSAS CITY, Kan. — An Amtrak feasibility study on adding passenger rail service in Kansas is in the works. Kansas Department of Transportation officials met Friday in...
March 17, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following appeared on the Seattle Times website on March 16.) SEATTLE — Children walk along the seafront as waves break over sea barriers in Weston-super-Mare, in southwest England. Heavy storms have caused travel chaos in Britain. With gas prices rising,...
March 17, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Matt Hutton appeared on The Register-Mail website on March 14.) GALESBURG, Ill. — On Friday the Senate confirmed the nomination of former Macomb Mayor Thomas C. Carper to serve on the Amtrak Board of Directors. U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin has praised...
March 17, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Steve Schmidt appeared on the San Diego Union-Tribune website on March 15.) SAN DIEGO — Kids and trains are usually a can’t-miss combination. Last month, when fourth-graders from an El Cajon-area elementary school rode Amtrak as part of a...
March 17, 2008 | Accident, Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by James Vaznis appeared on the Boston Globe website on March 15.) BOSTON — An Amtrak train struck and killed a person in Claremont, N.H., last night, in the second fatality in New England involving Amtrak trains in two days. A train bound for St....
March 17, 2008 | Accident, Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Tom Mooney appeared on the Providence Journal website on March 15.) PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A team from the National Transportation Safety Board arrived yesterday to investigate how an Amtrak Acela train leaving the city struck three railroad...
March 14, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Richard Hanners appeared on the Whitefish Pilot website on March 13.) WHITEFISH, Mont. — With gasoline prices expected to top $4 this summer and concerns growing about climate change and “carbon footprints,” there has been a renewed...
March 14, 2008 | Accident, Amtrak, Headlines
(United Press International circulated the following on March 13.) PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Amtrak resumed service on the Providence, R.I., line Thursday after an investigation concerning a train that struck three people, killing one, Amtrak said. The Acela train 2154...
March 14, 2008 | Accident, Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by y Andrew Ryan and James Vaznis appeared on the Boston Globe website on March 14.) PROVIDENCE, R.I. — One person was killed, and two others were injured here yesterday afternoon when a northbound train hit workers who were inspecting tracks, an...
March 13, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following appeared on the Seattle Times Travel website on March 10.) SEATTLE — If you are planning a trip during which you’ll visit more than one U.S. city, taking the train can be an affordable option for ground travel. If you want to see both Philadelphia...
