November 15, 2007 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following report by Bob Kur appeared on the WTOP Radio website on November 15.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Amtrak plans to have additional trains handling the Thanksgiving holiday crush, but you’ll want to plan ahead. Some trains that normally don’t require...
November 13, 2007 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by Katy Reckdahl on November 11.) NEW ORLEANS — Before buying tickets on the legendary City of New Orleans, some Amtrak passengers ask what chef will be on duty. For years, they requested rides with longtime chef...
November 13, 2007 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following editorial by Douglas Turner appeared on the Buffalo News website on November 13.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The last time Congress authorized Amtrak — that was 10 years ago — the price of crude oil was around $25 a barrel. When Amtrak’s authorization expired...
November 9, 2007 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following editorial appeared on the Bluefield Daily Telegraph website on November 8.) BLUEFIELD, W.Va. — We applaud the passage of bipartisan legislation in Washington that will keep Amtrak running for the next six years across the Mountain State. The Passenger...
November 9, 2007 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following editorial appeared on the Christian Science Monitor’s website on November 9.) Congress created Amtrak in 1971 to save a dying industry. Americans had abandoned rail travel for highway cruising in mattress-ride automobiles. Then came cheap jet travel for...
November 8, 2007 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following report appeared on the Bonner County Daily Bee website on November 7.) SANDPOINT, Idaho — An Amtrak train coming from northwestern Montana was searched at the Sandpoint Depot late Monday night after a passenger thought he smelled explosives in one of...
November 7, 2007 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following on November 6.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — A new menu for first-class passengers on Amtrak’s high-speed Boston-Washington service was developed with help from one of Washington’s best-known chefs, Michel Richard....
November 7, 2007 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by Sarah Karush on November 6.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Perennially cash-strapped Amtrak has found a new way to generate revenue — by turning an entire train into a moving billboard. A train used on the Acela Express,...
November 6, 2007 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(The following story by Jason Miller appeared on The News-Dispatch website on November 5.) MICHIGAN CITY, Mich. — Tom Jachimiec likes the idea of high-speed rail. He can see the benefits for people traveling to cities throughout the Midwest and, from experience, knows...
November 6, 2007 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Ken Stanford appeared at AccessNorthGeorgia.com on November 5.) ATLANTA — The Amtrak Crescent, which serves Gainesville, scored the smallest increase in ridership last year among passenger trains serving but the biggest revenue gain, according...
