November 6, 2007 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following column by Lyle V. Harris appeared on the Atlanta Journal-Constitution website on November 5.) ATLANTA — Amtrak, the national passenger rail service launched nearly four decades ago, had been condemned to a slow death in recent years. Plagued in part by...
November 6, 2007 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following column by U.S. Senator Trent Lott appeared on The Clarion-Ledger website on November 5.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Amtrak is improving, and we should keep that going by investing in it. Congress has made reforms to the nation’s national passenger rail...
November 5, 2007 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Erika Lorentzsen appeared on the Adirondack Daily Enterprise website on November 3.) LAKE PLACID, N.Y. — Amtrak rail service’s “Great Dome” car will be operating until Monday, Nov. 12 between Albany and Montreal. As a part of the Adirondack...
November 5, 2007 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following on November 4.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Amtrak will install Wi-Fi hotspots at five Northeast corridor stations, giving all passengers access to wireless Internet service for the first time. The service, provided by T-Mobile,...
November 5, 2007 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following editorial appeared on the New York Times website on November 1.) NEW YORK — Anyone who has ridden Amtrak lately, especially anyone familiar with rail travel in Europe or Japan, should be able to see that it needs help. Congress is considering a bill to...
November 5, 2007 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Tom Shaw appeared on the Omaha World-Herald website on November 4.) OMAHA, Neb. — It has a fun name, but Amtrak’s California Zephyr passenger line through Omaha hasn’t always been a joy for travelers. Trains on the Chicago-to-San...
November 5, 2007 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Luke Giann appeared on the Daily Democrat website on November 3.) WOODLAND, Calif. — The five suspected gang members accused of assaulting an Amtrak conductor in West Sacramento in April were brought into court Friday morning and ushered right...
November 2, 2007 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Sharon Strauss appeared on the Idaho Press website on November 2.) NAMPA, Idaho — A possibility that Amtrak passenger train service may return to southern Idaho has kindled the interest of downtown Nampa merchants and officials. Amtrak has...
November 2, 2007 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following column by Chuck Sweeny appeared on the Rockford Register Star website on November 1.) ROCKFORD, Ill. — There may be hope for Rockford’s chances of getting that Amtrak train after all. The U.S. Senate voted 77-22 Tuesday to reauthorize Amtrak funding for...
November 2, 2007 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Mike Sullivan appeared at SuburbanChicagoNews.com on November 2.) CHICAGO — For the fifth consecutive year, Amtrak ridership is up sharply in Illinois. Officials say running trains more frequently fueled a national record for passengers....
