January 14, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following editorial appeared on the Newsday website on January 14.) NEW YORK — A national strike by Amtrak unions later this month would disrupt passenger rail traffic throughout the Northeast, but there’s one group of commuters it would hurt the most: us....
January 14, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by Sarah Karush on January 11.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Amtrak said Friday it planned to resume negotiations with nine unions next week to avoid a crippling strike. The national passenger railroad could face a walkout as...
January 14, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Ted Nesi appeared on the Sun Chronicle website on January 14.) ATTLEBORO, Mass. — Beleaguered commuters are bracing for a logistical nightmare if 10,000 railroad workers go out on strike Jan. 30, shutting down the busy Providence-to-Boston MBTA...
January 11, 2008 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(The following column by Gladys Gifford appeared on the Buffalo News website on January 11.) BUFFALO, N.Y. — I have become frustrated in trying to do the right thing. I am very conscious of my energy footprint. I know that passenger rail is the most green form of...
January 11, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Brad Cooper appeared on The Kansas City Star website on January 10.) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Across the country, passengers are herding onto Amtrak trains in record numbers. But not in Missouri, where poor on-time performance caused by heavy freight...
January 11, 2008 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(The following story by Steve Ritea appeared on the Newsday website on January 10.) NEW YORK — Amtrak officials and union negotiators for its employees expect to return to the bargaining table next week, but Long Island Rail Road President Helena Williams said she...
January 10, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Henry K. Lee appeared on the San Francisco Chronicle website on January 9.) SAN FRANCISCO — A former Amtrak ticket agent from Oakland has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges that he embezzled about $180,000 from the train line over...
January 10, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following editorial appeared on the Southern Illinoisan website on January 9.) CARBONDALE, Ill. — Let’s do some wishful thinking. Say the Chicago Bears were still in the NFL playoffs this year, and you scored some great tickets to watch them play next week...
January 9, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Noah Bierman appeared on the Boston Globe website on January 9.) BOSTON — The threat of a national Amtrak strike later this month is prompting Boston-area transit officials to prepare for potential chaos on commuter rail lines that would...
January 8, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Kurt Allemeier appeared on the Quad City Times website on January 8.) DAVENPORT, Iowa — The Quad-Cities-to-Chicago passenger rail plan has to get on the gravy train to become reality. An Amtrak Illinois study for the Illinois Department of...
