February 15, 2007 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Reuters circulated the following article by Richard Cowan on February 14.) WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate on Wednesday passed a $463.5 billion bill to keep the federal government operating through September 30, leaving most decisions on Democratic spending...
February 15, 2007 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following article by Erik N. Nelson was posted on the Inside Bay Area website on February 14.) OAKLAND, Calif. — Wi-Fi Internet access has entertained millions of laptop users in cafes, provided a mobile office for business travelers in airports and even...
February 12, 2007 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on February 12.) SHELBY, Mont. — When Fran Fitzgerald visits family in Washington state, she packs a suitcase instead of her car and hops on Amtrak. And these days the Shelby woman has more company than ever...
February 6, 2007 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on February 6.) WASHINGTON –President Bush’s 2.9 trillion dollar budget blueprint includes an 800 million dollar subsidy for Amtrak. That amount is 500 (m) million dollars less than the federal...
February 5, 2007 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on February 5.) ALBANY, N.Y. — Amtrak has suspended passenger train service Monday in upstate New York west of Albany through today due to severe cold and heavy snow. All Empire Service trains west of...
February 5, 2007 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following article by Jennifer A. Dlouhy was posted on the Albany Times-Union website on February 4.) WASHINGTON — President Bush has never been a fan of Amtrak. During his six years in office, he has routinely asked Congress to slash funding for the...
February 5, 2007 | Accident, Amtrak, Headlines
(The following article by Nick Wilson was posted on the San Luis Obispo Tribune website on February 3.) ATASCADERO, Calif. — An Amtrak derailment Friday night was expected to delay more than 220 passengers for at least 31?2 hours, a company spokesman said. The...
February 1, 2007 | Amtrak, Headlines, Legislation
(Reuters circulated the following article by Richard Cowan on January 31.) WASHINGTON — The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday approved a $463.5 billion funding bill to keep the government running this year, while adding money to care for veterans...
January 30, 2007 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on January 30.) WASHINGTON — Democrats have unveiled a massive spending bill combining the budgets of 13 Cabinet agencies with increases in aid for lower-income college students, while cutting President...
January 24, 2007 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following on January 23.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Amtrak’s new president wants to upgrade the passenger railroad’s image and the tracks it shares with the nation’s increasingly busy freight rail carriers, and he...
