February 28, 2007 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following article by David Patch was posted on the Toledo Blade website on February 28.) TOLEDO, Ohio — Schedule-keeping on Amtrak’s passenger trains between Toledo and Chicago, hardly exemplary during the best of times, has taken a beating in recent weeks...
February 28, 2007 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following article by Sarah Karush on February 28.) WASHINGTON — The Capitol Limited, an Amtrak train from Chicago, is scheduled to arrive in Washington every day at 1:30 p.m. But frequent rider Edda Ramos knows better than to...
February 28, 2007 | Amtrak, Headlines, Legislation
(The following article by Jennifer A. Dlouhy was posted on the Albany Times-Union website on February 28.) WASHINGTON — The Bush administration on Tuesday blasted a plan by a group of rail-riding senators to overhaul Amtrak and give the passenger railroad an...
February 28, 2007 | Amtrak, Headlines, Legislation
(The following article by Herb Jackson was posted on the Bergen Record website on February 28.) WASHINGTON — Railroads dominated Sen. Frank Lautenberg’s return from a weeklong congressional recess Tuesday as he presided at a hearing on providing $19 billion for...
February 26, 2007 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Chicago Tribune posted the following article on its website on February 26.) ILLINOIS — Both Amtrak ridership and revenue are on the upswing in Illinois, according to data released Sunday by agency officials. Officials largely credited a new contract with...
February 26, 2007 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following article by Matthew L. Wald was posted on the New York Times website on February 23.) WASHINGTON — The power supply system for trains running between New York and Washington, a concatenation of parts whose oldest links date back 80 years, failed...
February 23, 2007 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on February 23.) BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Despite frequent delays that cause trains to run behind schedule, Amtrak is seeing its popularity surge in Michigan. The nation’s only rail passenger carrier has seen...
February 21, 2007 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Arthur Frommer of King Features Syndicate appeared on the Houston Chronicle website on February 19.) HOUSTON — In the world of travel, never underestimate the power of the oil industry. It shapes the way we move about for both recreational and...
February 20, 2007 | Amtrak, Headlines, Legislation
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on February 20.) WASHINGTON — Amtrak officials say they need money for infrastructure improvements. The national passenger railroad says some of its proposed improvements are along its heavily traveled...
February 16, 2007 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following article by Eric Anderson was posted on the Albany Times-Union website on February 16.) RENSSELAER, N.Y. — For the second time in a week, Amtrak on Thursday canceled rail service west of Albany because of severe winter weather. Further...
