January 18, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following by Devlin Barrett on January 18.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Amtrak reached a deal with its unions, averting a possible strike at the end of this month, people familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press. The deal...
January 17, 2008 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(The following story by Casey Ross appeared on the Boston Herald website on January 17.) BOSTON — Refusing to let a potential transit crisis interfere with his vacation plans, MBTA General Manager Daniel Grabauskas jetted off to Thailand despite urgent requests by the...
January 17, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Jim Walsh appeared on the Courier-Post website on January 16.) CHERRY HILL, N.J. — NJ Transit officials today are to disclose plans to help the state’s rail riders cope with a possible Amtrak strike.But some of the state agency’s...
January 17, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following report by Mike Rosenberg appeared at Examiner.com on January 17.) SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — A possible strike by Amtrak employees this month would shut down Caltrain service and flood other Bay Area transit agencies and roads with tens of thousands of...
January 17, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Peter Mucha appeared on the Philadelphia Inquirer website on January 16.) PHILADELPHIA — If Amtrak workers strike on Jan. 30, six of SEPTA’s regional lines would also shut down. Amtrak is trying to hammer out a new contract with its...
January 17, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Steve Ritea and John Valenti appeared on the Newsday website on January 16.) NEW YORK — Faced with the possibility of a total shutdown of Penn Station if Amtrak workers strike on Jan. 30, Long Island Rail Road president Helena Williams unveiled...
January 16, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following is a transcript of a National Public Radio story by Danielle Karson, which appeared at www.npr.org on January 16. To listen to the report, click here.) Doug Krizner: The number of passengers traveling by train in the U.S. is rising. That’s good...
January 16, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following by Sarah Karush on January 15.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Commuters stranded from Virginia to Massachusetts. Train service shut down at major terminals in New York, Chicago and Boston. A flood of extra cars on congested highways...
January 15, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following report by Karin Crompton appeared at TheDay.com on January 15.) With a possible Amtrak strike looming at the end of the month, the state is brushing off its contingency plan to transport passengers who ride the commuter rail lines. A strike, though...
January 14, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following appeared on the Chicago Sun-Times website on January 14.) CHICAGO — An Amtrak police officer severed his right thumb in a Union Station door early Monday in the West Loop, police said. The man, who was on duty, severed his right thumb about 1:30 a.m. in...
