October 19, 2006 | Amtrak, Headlines, NTSB
(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...
October 19, 2006 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following article by Terry Hillig was posted on the St. Louis Post Dispatch website on October 19.) ALTON, Ill. — It’s about to get easier to ride the trains from St. Louis to Chicago – and vice-versa. Illinois Department of Transportation and...
October 19, 2006 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following article by Terry Hillig was posted on the St. Louis Post Dispatch website on October 19.) ALTON, Ill. — It’s about to get easier to ride the trains from St. Louis to Chicago – and vice-versa. Illinois Department of Transportation and...
October 18, 2006 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on October 17.) CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin hailed the first Midwest Amtrak expansion in nearly 20 years Tuesday in a meeting with more than 30 mayors from across the state. Durbin met with the...
October 18, 2006 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on October 17.) CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin hailed the first Midwest Amtrak expansion in nearly 20 years Tuesday in a meeting with more than 30 mayors from across the state. Durbin met with the...
October 16, 2006 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following article by Caleb Hale was posted on the Southern Illinoisan website on October 14.) CARBONDALE, Ill. — A little more than a year ago, the question was whether Amtrak would run a train service from Carbondale at all. Today, with another bullet...
October 16, 2006 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following article by Caleb Hale was posted on the Southern Illinoisan website on October 14.) CARBONDALE, Ill. — A little more than a year ago, the question was whether Amtrak would run a train service from Carbondale at all. Today, with another bullet...
October 13, 2006 | Amtrak, Headlines
(New York television station WCBSTV posted the following article on its website on October 12.) NEW YORK — WCBS has learned an Amtrak train departing from Boston and arriving at New York Penn Station became stuck inside an underground tunnel for about 45 minutes...
October 13, 2006 | Amtrak, Headlines
(New York television station WCBSTV posted the following article on its website on October 12.) NEW YORK — WCBS has learned an Amtrak train departing from Boston and arriving at New York Penn Station became stuck inside an underground tunnel for about 45 minutes...
October 10, 2006 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on October 10.) SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Amtrak passengers heading downstate can expect poetry in motion. Officials announced today that Amtrak is increasing the frequency of trips between Chicago and Quincy....