February 13, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Louise Hoffman Broach appeared at Syracuse.com on February 12.) LYONS , N.Y. — State Sen. Michael Nozzolio is threatening to hold up $30 million for high-speed upgrades until Amtrak commits to a station on the longest stretch of track along the...
February 13, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Jeremy Gonsior appeared on the Holland Sentinel website on February 13.) HOLLAND, Mich. — Gas prices remain high and the weather remains bad in West Michigan. So what are travelers doing to cope with those issues? Some are turning to...
February 12, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Patricia Sullivan appeared on the New York Times website on February 12.) NEW YORK — Arthur D. Lewis, 89, a transportation executive who led Hawaiian, Eastern and USAfrica airlines, oversaw the creation of Conrail from seven bankrupt railroads...
February 12, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Ann Kammerer appeared at RedOrbit.com on February 11.) EAST LANSING, Mich. — “Passenger trains are part of our culture,” said Mark Buckley, lead ticket master for the East Lansing Transportation Center, mid- Michigan’s hub for...
February 11, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following appeared at the Crain’s Chicago Business website on February 8.) CHICAGO — U.S. Sen. Richard Durbin, D-Ill., is taking the Union Pacific railroad to task for frequent delays on Amtrak service between Chicago and St. Louis. In a letter to James Young,...
February 11, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following report appeared at NY1.com on February 9.) NEW YORK — Amtrak says full service is back on its Empire Line to Albany after Saturday’s water main break that flooded some underground tracks in Manhattan. But the MTA says there are still detours and...
February 11, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Michael Jamison appeared on The Missoulian website on Febraury 10.) MISSOULA, Mont. — When Janice Bachini looks out the front office window of her tiny but tidy Siesta Motel in downtown Havre, the view across the street is filled with the...
February 8, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following editorial appeared on the New York Times website on February 7.) NEW YORK — Among the many flaws with President Bush’s newly released budget is what it thinks of Amtrak: not very much. It calls for cutting funding from roughly $1.3 billion to around...
February 8, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following on February 7.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Montana’s U.S. Senators say they’ll fight proposed cuts in funding to Amtrak and Essential Air Service. Democratic Senators Max Baucus and Jon Tester say the cuts would make...
February 8, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Eric Weiss appeared on the Washington Post website on February 8.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Transportation Safety Board is looking into a crash yesterday at Union Station involving a MARC train and an Amtrak locomotive. A MARC commuter...
