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Amtrak sales rise 11 percent, gains 300,000 riders

(Bloomberg News circulated the following article by Mario Parker on October 26.) WASHINGTON — Amtrak, the U.S. passenger railroad, said ticket revenue rose 11 percent in fiscal 2006 as it gained 300,000 riders for the year. Ticket revenue rose to $1.37 billion...

U.S. review finds Amtrak mismanages legal billing

(Reuters circulated the following article on October 25.) WASHINGTON — Amtrak mismanaged its legal affairs over a three-year period by failing to properly maintain billing and other records related to its outside lawyers, transportation investigators said on...

U.S. review finds Amtrak mismanages legal billing

(Reuters circulated the following article on October 25.) WASHINGTON — Amtrak mismanaged its legal affairs over a three-year period by failing to properly maintain billing and other records related to its outside lawyers, transportation investigators said on...

Report: Amtrak cost taxpayers millions

(The Associated Press circulated the following article on October 25.) WASHINGTON — Amtrak cost taxpayers tens of millions of dollars in unnecessary legal expenses, an independent investigator said Wednesday. The legal department of the federally subsidized...

Report: Amtrak cost taxpayers millions

(The Associated Press circulated the following article on October 25.) WASHINGTON — Amtrak cost taxpayers tens of millions of dollars in unnecessary legal expenses, an independent investigator said Wednesday. The legal department of the federally subsidized...

Chicago to St. Louis trains now in doubt

(The following article by Jon Hilkevitch was posted on the Chicago Tribune website on October 25.) CHICAGO — A major freight railroad is threatening to pull the tracks from under Amtrak’s plans for expanded service in Illinois starting next week, officials...

Chicago to St. Louis trains now in doubt

(The following article by Jon Hilkevitch was posted on the Chicago Tribune website on October 25.) CHICAGO — A major freight railroad is threatening to pull the tracks from under Amtrak’s plans for expanded service in Illinois starting next week, officials...

Faulty ties blamed for Amtrak derailment

(The Spokane Spokesman Review posted the following article on its website on October 19.) SPOKANE, Wash. — The National Transportation Safety Board reported Wednesday that improper track maintenance and inadequate federal standards are to blame for an Amtrak...