January 23, 2007 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following editorial appeared on the Appleton Post website on January 23.) APPLETON, Wisc. — Trains are finding a new identity as efficient commuter shuttles between metropolitan areas, and a bill introduced in Congress last week that would offer federal matching...
January 17, 2007 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following article by Eric M. Weiss was posted on the Washington Post website on January 17.) WASHINGTON — Sens. Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.) and Trent Lott (R-Miss.) introduced legislation yesterday that would authorize $3.2 billion a year for Amtrak over six...
January 17, 2007 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Reuters circulated the following article by John Crawley on January 16.) WASHINGTON — Amtrak can operate more efficiently and maintain its long distance service, but success of the U.S. national rail system is going to depend heavily on state investment,...
January 17, 2007 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following article by Herb Jackson was posted on the Bergen Record website on January 17.) BERGEN, N.J. — Long-overdue improvements that would ease delays for Amtrak riders and North Jersey commuters would be funded under a $19.2 billion, six-year passenger...
January 17, 2007 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on January 17.) WASHINGTON — Senators Frank Lautenberg and Trent Lott have introduced a bill that sets ambitious funding targets for Amtrak and calls for some changes at the passenger railroad. Lautenberg, a...
January 16, 2007 | Amtrak, Headlines, Railroad Security
(The following article by Michael Dresser and Matthew Hay Brown was posted on the Baltimore Sun website on January 16.) WASHINGTON — A transportation security bill introduced in the U.S. Senate this month would provide $43 million to upgrade and possibly replace...
January 16, 2007 | Amtrak, Headlines, Legislation
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on January 15.) WASHINGTON — The Pacific Surfliner, running from San Luis Obispo, Calif., down the coast to San Diego, is Amtrak’s second-most popular route, with nearly 2.7 million passengers last year. But...
January 16, 2007 | Amtrak, Headlines, Legislation
(The following article by Eric Anderson was posted on the Albany Times-Union website on January 15.) ALBANY, N.Y. — Federal legislation that would provide matching funds for state investments in Amtrak would be a boon to industries in New York, rail advocates...
January 15, 2007 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following editorial by Otis White was posted on the Hartford Courant website on January 14.) HARTFORD, Conn. — That ground-shaking sensation you just felt wasn’t an earthquake. It was Amtrak waking up. That’s right: After exploring every possible avenue of...
January 12, 2007 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following article by Tom Long was posted on the Boston Globe website on January 11.) BOSTON — If you build it, they will come. And they did. Five years after the Downeaster began daily train service from Portland, Maine, to Boston, the rail line is a big...
