June 19, 2007 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following article by Dan McLean was posted on the Burlington Free Press website on June 19.) BURLINGTON, Vt. — Amtrak’s presence in Vermont is limited: just two trains leave the state each day — one from St. Albans and one from Rutland. But after...
June 15, 2007 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Doug Wilson appeared on the Herald-Whig website on June 14.) QUINCY, Ill. — Amtrak passengers can testify to the popularity of new passenger routes that were added between downstate cities and Chicago late last year. They also know there are...
June 14, 2007 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(The following story by Peter Mucha appeared on the Philadelphia Inquirer website on June 14.) PHILADELPHIA — SEPTA and Amtrak train service through northern Delaware has been disrupted this morning by a disabled tractor-trailer. SEPTA has suspended its R2 line...
June 13, 2007 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by Sarah Karush on June 12.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Amtrak is still using some equipment that dates back half a century, and obstacles to getting new equipment could stand in the way of the railroad’s expansion...
June 12, 2007 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Amy Doolittle appeared on the Federal Times website on June 11.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Funding for Amtrak and several federal housing grants would remain intact as part of a proposed fiscal 2008 spending bill, despite a request from President Bush...
June 7, 2007 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following report appeared on the Congressional Quarterly website on June 5.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Unions that represent Amtrak workers are using the congressional appropriations process as part of a new strategy to gain more leverage at the collective-bargaining...
June 6, 2007 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following report appeared on the Congressional Quarterly website on June 5.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Unions that represent Amtrak workers are using the congressional appropriations process as part of a new strategy to gain more leverage at the collective-bargaining...
June 4, 2007 | Amtrak, Headlines, Railroad Security
(The Associated Press circulated the following on June 3.) SCHENECTADY, N.Y. — Police closed down a section of Interstate-890 in Schenectady last night after a man at an Amtrak station claimed to have a bomb. The man also stopped Amtrak train traffic in Schenectady...
May 31, 2007 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Cox News Service circulated the following story by Brittany Levine on May 31.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — In an attempt to increase ridership, Amtrak is reaching back to the luxurious train journeys of the past. Beginning this fall, travelers with an extra few days and money...
May 25, 2007 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following report appeared on the Kansas City Star website on May 24.) KANSAS CITY — Amtrak trains between St. Louis and Kansas City returned to normal service Wednesday after two weeks of cross-state service delays and cancellations. The disruptions were due to...
