January 23, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following report appeared on the Siskiyou Daily News website on January 22.) SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Ridership on the state-supported Amtrak California trains continued an upward trend during the final quarter of 2007, with an increase of 7.7 percent, a recent press...
January 22, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Joseph Szczesny appeared on The Oakland Press website on January 22.) OAKLAND, Calif. — Service on the Amtrak line from Pontiac to Chicago will continue without interruption since the passenger rail service has reached an agreement with a...
January 21, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Joseph Rose appeared on The Oregonian website on January 20.) SEATTLE — Amtrak passenger train service won’t resume through Oregon until at least midweek after a mudslide buried tracks near Klamath Falls on Saturday, a company spokesman...
January 21, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by John Valenti appeared on the Newsday website on January 18.) NEW YORK — Officials praised the resolution of a labor dispute between Amtrak and its workers that could have shut down Penn Station later this month and forced almost 100,000 Long...
January 21, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Peter Howe appeared on the Boston Globe website on January 18.) BOSTON — Amtrak and the passenger railroad’s union have reached a contract settlement, averting a strike that could have crippled rail transportation in Boston, Senator...
January 21, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Teamsters Rail Conference issued the following on January 18.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — A tentative agreement on new contract terms was reached today between Amtrak and the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes Division (BMWED) of the Teamsters Rail Conference....
January 18, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following report appeared on the Central Valley Business Times website on January 17.) BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — Amtrak passenger train service through the Central Valley saw a ridership spurt in the final quarter of 2007, according to figures from the California...
January 18, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Larry Higgs appeared on the Asbury Park Press website on January 18.) ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — NJ Transit officials are optimistic that a threatened strike by Amtrak employees will be headed off before a deadline next week, but they are planning...
January 18, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Newshouse News Service circulated the following story by Tom Feeney on January 18.) NJ Transit rail customers would face severe service disruptions if nine unions representing Amtrak workers go on strike as threatened on Jan. 30, NJ Transit Executive Director Richard...
January 18, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Steve Ritea appeared on the Newsday website on January 17.) NEW YORK — Sources familiar with this week’s talks between Amtrak and its unions said they expect to make an announcement today. Although both sides have agreed to a media...
