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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...

Amtrak beefs up service between St. Louis, Chicago

(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...

Amtrak beefs up service between St. Louis, Chicago

(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...

Senator Durbin meets with mayors on Amtrak expansion

(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...

Senator Durbin meets with mayors on Amtrak expansion

(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...

Amtrak adds ‘The Saluki’

(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...

Amtrak adds ‘The Saluki’

(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...

Amtrak train from Boston gets stuck in tunnel

(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...

Amtrak train from Boston gets stuck in tunnel

(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...

Amtrak line named after Carl Sandburg

(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....