February 7, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Faith Bremner appeared on the Great Falls Tribune website on February 7.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Jon Tester on Wednesday said President George Bush’s proposed 2009 budget fails rural America. In a telephone press conference held...
February 6, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by David Clarke appeared on the Congressional Quarterly website on February 5.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Even as they drew battle lines over President Bush’s $3.1 trillion budget proposal Monday, Democrats were considering ways to avoid a major spending...
February 6, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Colby Itkowitz and Kathryn A. Wolfe appeared on the Congressional Quarterly website on February 5.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Bush proposed cutting highway funding by more than 4 percent, and his Transportation Department request would allow...
February 5, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the followingon February 5.) BIDDEFORD, Maine — Maine state police have charged a man who managed to get free rides on Amtrak’s Downeaster by impersonating a trooper. Paul Rumery, 32, of Biddeford, told Amtrak personnel he was a...
February 5, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Jane Engle appeared on the Los Angeles Times website on February 4.) LOS ANGELES — Blocked tracksReversing an earlier decision, Amtrak will restore partial service on its Coast Starlight train starting Wednesday. Instead of covering the full...
February 5, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following on February 4.) HELENA, Mont. — Amtrak operations between Havre and Whitefish resumed Monday after shutting down over the weekend due to concerns over possible avalanches. BNSF Railway spokesman Gus Melonas said the...
February 5, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following is excerpted from a statement issued by U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) yesterday regarding President Bush’s 2009 budget proposal.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) said that the budget President Bush delivered to Capitol Hill today...
February 5, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Raju Chebium appeared on the Cherry Hill Courier Post website on February 5.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Bush wants to cut Amtrak’s funding next year but provide more money for mass transit programs to help unclog roads. The Bush...
February 4, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Erin Allday appeared on the San Francisco Chronicle website on February 3.) SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — It was supposed to be a two-hour train ride — a pleasant afternoon of gorgeous, snow-trimmed scenery and sweeping views of the Sierra Nevada for...
February 4, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following on February 2.) SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — Nearly 400 people were trapped Friday when two Amtrak passenger trains were stranded in the snowy Northern California mountains after a large snow plow fell through the tracks,...
