May 16, 2007 | Amtrak, Headlines
(United Press International circulated the following on May 16.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The number of Amtrak riders reached 14.3 million, a 5 percent increase over the same period a year earlier, the quasi-government U.S. rail corporation said. The biggest growth between...
May 15, 2007 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following story on May 15.) DENVER — A passenger on a Chicago-bound Amtrak train who was detained in Colorado after other passengers became suspicious was released Monday after the FBI determined he was not a threat. The man, whose...
May 14, 2007 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Brad Cooper appeared on the Kansas City Star website on May 12.) KANSAS CITY — Amtrak has extended its plans to replace trains with buses between Kansas City and St. Louis. Through next Monday, heavy freight traffic will force the railroad...
May 14, 2007 | Amtrak, Headlines, Railroad Security
(The Associated Press circulated the following on May 13.) DENVER — An Amtrak train carrying nearly 140 passengers was evacuated near Denver after a passenger threatened the crew and others onboard, claiming he had a weapon and bomb, an Amtrak spokeswoman said early...
May 14, 2007 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Jane M. Von Bergen appeared on the Philadelphia Inquirer website on May 13.) PHILADELPHIA — Amtrak and its union locomotive mechanics, signal repairmen, track-maintenance crews, conductors and engineers have to be setting some kind of...
May 11, 2007 | Amtrak, Headlines, Railroad Security
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by Devlin Barrett on May 10.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Bush administration on Thursday divided $445 million in grants to protect commuters, shipping ports, and transit systems from terrorist attacks — a 10 percent...
May 10, 2007 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Sarah Dulinsky appeared on the Sentinel-Times website on May 10.) OSCEOLA, Fla. — It might be the landscape or the traveling across the Colorado River. Maybe it’s meeting new people or just the experience, but several thousand people each year...
May 9, 2007 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Brad Cooper appeared on the Kansas City Star website on May 8.) KANSAS CITY — Amtrak today announced plans to run motor coaches in place of trains for the rest of the workweek between Kansas City and St. Louis. The first train out of Kansas...
May 9, 2007 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following story on May 8.) MODESTO, Calif. — An Amtrak train collided with a compact sports utility vehicle Tuesday, killing a woman and all five children inside the car. None of the 70 passengers or crew members aboard the...
May 7, 2007 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Amtrak issued the following on May 7.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Continuing in its role as a leader in online access, Amtrak today announced the launch of Amtrak.mobi, a new domain for Amtrak.com users. The .mobi domain is designed to guide mobile users to made-for-mobile...
