February 1, 2008 | Amtrak, BNSF, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following on January 31.) OAKRIDGE, Ore. — More than 2 feet of new snow has fallen at the site of a landslide that buried train tracks outside of Oakridge last month, further delaying any reopening of the passenger and freight...
February 1, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Hawes Spencer appeared on The Hook website on January 31.) CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Charlottesville’s #1 passenger rail promoter was hoping that Amtrak would take the idea of a daily train to Washington and roll with it. But Amtrak went further...
January 31, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Cathy Woodruff appeared on the Albany Times-Union website on January 31.) RENSSELAER, N.Y. — A fourth track dropped from construction plans for Rensselaer Rail Station because of rising costs is back — with a $10 million price tag and...
January 30, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Peter Bacque appeared on the Richmond Times-Dispatch website on January 30.) RICHMOND, Va. — Amtrak says the most promising routes for new Virginia passenger train service would be Washington-Lynchburg and Washington-Newport News. But the state...
January 29, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following appeared at Fox28.com on January 29.) SOUTH BEND, Ind. — More people are using Amtrak service between Milwaukee and Chicago. The company says nearly 618,000 passengers rode the Hiawatha route last year. That’s about five percent more than the year...
January 28, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following column by Tom Belden appeared on the Philadelphia Inquirer website on January 28.) PHILADELPHIA — Any time we mention Amtrak in this column we usually hear from just a handful of readers. And in contrast to the e-mails and calls we can get from...
January 28, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Brian Liberatore appeared on the Press & Sun-Bulletin website on January 26.) BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — At the state’s behest, Amtrak will study the possibility of reinstating passenger rail service from Binghamton to Scranton. The route...
January 28, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following on January 27.) POCATELLO, Idaho — The stars may be aligning for a return of the Amtrak Pioneer passenger train to make a comeback in Idaho, politicians and an Amtrak official say. The Pioneer route between Salt Lake City...
January 25, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Casey McNerthney appeared on the Seattle Post-Intelligencer website on January 24.) SEATTLE — Amtrak has cancelled its daily Coast Starlight service between Seattle and Los Angeles because of massive mudslides that covered tracks in Oregon....
January 24, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Dan Whisenhunt appeared on the Anniston Star website on January 23.) ANNISTON, Ala. — People who regularly ride Amtrak between New Orleans and Atlanta will have to find another route in February. The train, which stops in Anniston, will not run...
