February 25, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines, Railroad Security
(The following story by Susan Glaser appeared on the Plain Dealer website on February 24.) CLEVELAND — Train passengers in Cleveland won’t immediately notice the effects of Amtrak’s new security measures unless they travel in the Northeast Corridor. Amtrak...
February 22, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Karen Binder appeared on The Southern on February 21.) CARBONDALE, Ill. — Amtrak passengers traveling through the Carbondale and Du Quoin stations should consider adding extra travel time to reach their train respective destinations, Amtrak...
February 22, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines, Railroad Security
(The following story by Ira Porter appeared on The News Journal website on February 21.) WILMINGTON, Del. — Robert Russell wasn’t bothered today when he saw Amtrak police in Washington, D.C., randomly checking passengers’ bags on the station platform. “I don’t think...
February 21, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Erik N. Nelson appeared at InsideBayArea.com on February 20.) OAKLAND, Calif. — A railroad tanker car leaking corrosive material this morning stopped an Amtrak Capitol Corridor train in Oakland this morning, stranding commuters for a half-hour...
February 21, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines, Railroad Security
(The following editorial appeared on the Philadelphia Inquirer website on February 21.) PHILADELPHIA — Boosting security on mass transit has been an urgent concern ever since the terrorist train bombings in Madrid that killed 191 people in March 2004. So it’s...
February 21, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following statement by Ross B. Capon appeared at HuntingtonNews.net on February 20. Mr. Capon is Executive Director of the National Association of Railroad Passengers.) “While the Administration’s funding recommendations …. for Amtrak are...
February 21, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines, Railroad Security
(The following story by Ken Kolker appeared on The Grand Rapids Press website on February 20.) GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — A long line of passengers prepared to climb aboard Amtrak’s Pere Marquette passenger train bound for Chicago this morning, most dragging luggage....
February 21, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines, Railroad Security
(The following story by Jim Meenan appeared on the South Bend Tribune website on February 20.) SOUTH BEND, Ind. — South Bend’s Judy Woodfolk has seen a lot of things during her 15 years of working for Amtrak. Even, yes, some violence. The train attendant is sure...
February 20, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Jane Engle appeared on the Los Angeles Times website on February 18.) LOS ANGELES — Amtrak continues to restore more of its Coast Starlight route, which normally runs between Los Angeles and Seattle, after shutting it down because of a Jan. 19...
February 20, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines, Railroad Security
(The following story by Paul Nussbaum appeared on the Philadelphia Inquirer website on February 20.) PHILADELPHIA — Amtrak’s new 15-member security teams, heavily armed and “exceedingly polite,” will show up in force this week at Northeast rail...
