March 7, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Brian Ross appeared on the Lorain Morning Journal website on March 7.) COLUMBUS, Ohio — Travelers who use Interstate 71 to get between Cleveland, Columbus and Cincinnati could get another mode of transportation a a few years. Governor Ted...
March 5, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Rich Shopes appeared on The Tampa Tribune website on March 5.) TAMPA, Fla. — Amtrak officials are pitching a plan for increased train service between Florida cities, including Tampa and Orlando. The rail agency hopes Florida will embrace...
February 29, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Nate Carlisle appeared on The Salt Lake Tribune website on February 29.) SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — An Amtrak passenger was found dead this morning as the train pulled into Salt Lake City. Fire Department spokesman Dan Andrus said emergency crews...
February 29, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Peter J. Howe appeared on the Boston Globe website on February 29.) BOSTON — Amtrak, which has seemed to escape no piece of bad luck rolling out its Acela trains, now faces another crisis: Disintegrating concrete crossties under the tracks the...
February 28, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by Sarah Karush on February 27.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Amtrak says it must spend tens of millions of dollars to replace defective railroad ties on the heavily traveled Northeast Corridor. The problem could delay trains...
February 27, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following on February 26.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Amtrak has requested $1.67 billion in federal funding for the next fiscal year, 26 percent more than it is receiving this year. The Bush administration has asked for only $800 million...
February 26, 2008 | Amtrak, CSX, Headlines
(The following story by James Hawver appeared on the Democrat and Chronicle website on February 26.) LYONS, N.Y. — Officials of two railroad companies have agreed to meet with a group of Wayne County leaders, business owners and residents that has been trying for...
February 25, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines, UP
(The following story by Matthew Preusch appeared on The Oregonian website on February 25.) OAKRIDGE, Ore. — What is called the worst natural disaster to hit an Oregon rail line — a January landslide that severed Union Pacific’s main route through the...
February 25, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Noelle Straub appeared on the Helena Independent Record website on February 24.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Supporters of re-establishing a railroad passenger line that ran from Billings to Missoula and beyond have made a stride forward, but questions...
February 25, 2008 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(The following editorial appeared on the Baltimore Sun website on February 25.) BALTIMORE, Md. — Compared to airline travel, Amtrak’s post 9/11 security has been paltry at best so the announcement last week that armed teams are now randomly checking passenger...
