September 26, 2007 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following on September 25.) RIDLEY PARK, Pa. — A trash truck crashed on a bridge and caught fire Tuesday, spilling burning debris over the guardrail and onto Amtrak rail lines below. The tractor-trailer crashed into the guardrail...
September 20, 2007 | Amtrak, Headlines, NS
(The following story by Nicole Gerring appeared on the Port Huron Times Herald website on September 20.) PORT HURON, Mich. — Amtrak has reached an agreement with Michigan Central Railway regarding the operation of rail lines that include a portion of the Blue Water...
September 20, 2007 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following report appeared at WRAL.com on September 20.) KENLY, N.C. — Crews were able to repair a Johnston County bridge late Wednesday. The Little River bridge had been closed for the day, delaying several Amtrak trains. The bridge was undergoing an inspection...
September 19, 2007 | Amtrak, Headlines, NS
(The following report appeared on The Battle Creek Enquirer website on September 18.) BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Amtrak today agreed to a plan that would put a passenger service line between Kalamazoo and Ypsilanti under new ownership. The railroad sale has been a point of...
September 18, 2007 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Craig Finlay appeared on the Macomb Journal website on September 16.) MACOMB, Ill. — In the 10 months since Amtrak service on the Chicago-Quincy line was doubled, ridership at the Macomb Amtrak Station has seen a dramatic increase. On average,...
September 18, 2007 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Don Hamilton appeared on The Columbian website on September 17.) COLUMBIA, Wash. — The train pulled to a stop at Kelso but Sean Campbell and Scott Swigart didn’t notice. They sat across from each other at a table in the cafe on...
September 17, 2007 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by David L. Ulin appeared on the Los Angeles Times website on September 16.) LOS ANGELES — To take Amtrak’s coast starlight from Los Angeles to the Bay Area is an all-day excursion, 12 hours if you’re lucky, 14 or more if there are...
September 17, 2007 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Sherry Koonce appeared on the Longview News-Journal website on September 16.) LONGVIEW, Texas — Amtrak’s Texas Eagle passenger train is not in jeopardy. During the 10th anniversary celebration of the Texas Eagle Marketing and Performance...
September 13, 2007 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(The following story by Eliot Brown appeared on the New York Sun website on September 13.) NEW YORK — The developers involved in remaking Pennsylvania Station are pouring money into an effort to elicit federal funding for the development, retaining the services of six...
September 13, 2007 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Blackwell Thomas appeared on The Southern website on September 12.) CARBONDALE, Ill. — Amtrak is making a hiring push to meet the needs of its growing ridership a company spokesman said Tuesday. Marc Magliari said the company is looking for...
