November 27, 2007 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Jose Paul Corona appeared on The Columbian website on November 26.) VANCOUVER, Wash. — The announcement came over the loudspeaker shortly before 2 p.m. The Amtrak train to Seattle had left Portland a few minutes late and would arrive in...
November 27, 2007 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Ryan Burr appeared on the News Herald website on November 27.) FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. — For this holiday season, people living in the Southeast again won’t be able to consider Amtrak as a mode of transportation, at least for the New...
November 27, 2007 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following editorial appeared on the Tomah Journal website on November 26.) TOMAH, Wisc. — Passenger rail is making a comeback. Ridership at the Tomah Amtrak station soared from 5,339 in 2001 to 8,952 in 2007. Nationwide, passengership hit 24.6 million riders in...
November 26, 2007 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Jim Mueller appeared on the Chicago Tribune website on November 25.) CHICAGO — Imagine yourself loafing on the observation platform of a Mid Century Modern rail car at sunset. Gliding across Colorado, lifting with a soft clickety-clack at 15...
November 26, 2007 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Kitty Bean Yancey appeared on the USA Today website on November 23.) ABOARD THE GRANDLUXE LIMITED — California’s boulder-strewn Truckee River and the Sierra Nevada Mountains provide five-star luncheon scenery as passengers in the...
November 26, 2007 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Eric Francis appeared on the Barre Montpelier Times-Argus website on November 26.) BRAINTREE, Vt. — The southbound Amtrak Vermonter passenger train was delayed over two hours Sunday morning after an accident at a rural farm crossing sliced an...
November 26, 2007 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following column by Ivan Oransky appeared on the New York Sun website on November 26.) NEW YORK — Sometime in spring 2006, I got an e-mail from Amtrak asking if I wanted to play softball at Shea Stadium. Ed Kranepool, the 1970s Mets pitching star, would be my...
November 26, 2007 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following report appeared at WJBC.com on November 24. To listen to or download the audio interview, visit the WJBC website). BLOOMINGTON, Ill. — The new year could bring a new round of money for Amtrak service. US Senator Dick Durbin says the federal handout the...
November 21, 2007 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following report appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on November 20.) The Transportation Communications Union (TCU) recently announced its members would support a proposed strike against Amtrak if a Presidential Emergency Board is not appointed before...
November 21, 2007 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following report appeared at WFTV.com on November 20. For a copy of the video, visit: http://www.wftv.com/news/14652670/detail.html) SANFORD, Fla. — Copper thieves have hit homes, street lights and air conditioners. Now authorities say crooks are targeting trains...
