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Amtrak will speed trips to Harrisburg

(The following article by Larry King and Angela Couloumbis was posted on the Philadelphia Inquirer website on September 12.) HARRISBURG, Pa. — Amtrak service between Philadelphia and Harrisburg will be faster and more frequent by Halloween. A conversion from...

Private railroad cars provide step back in time

(The Associated Press circulated the following article by Lisa Cornwell on September 9.) CINCINNATI — Financial barons and wealthy socialites once traveled the country on luxurious private railroad cars, dining on fine china and crystal and pampered by stewards....

Private railroad cars provide step back in time

(The Associated Press circulated the following article by Lisa Cornwell on September 9.) CINCINNATI — Financial barons and wealthy socialites once traveled the country on luxurious private railroad cars, dining on fine china and crystal and pampered by stewards....

Rail group’s deal with Amtrak rapped

(The following article by Alan Wirzbicki was posted on the Boston Globe website on September 9.) WASHINGTON — The National Association of Railroad Passengers, an advocacy group that lobbies for more federal spending on Amtrak and is frequently quoted in...

Rail group’s deal with Amtrak rapped

(The following article by Alan Wirzbicki was posted on the Boston Globe website on September 9.) WASHINGTON — The National Association of Railroad Passengers, an advocacy group that lobbies for more federal spending on Amtrak and is frequently quoted in...

Runaway barge crashes into railroad bridge

(The following article by Gary Libow was posted on the Hartford Courant website on September 10.) OLD LYME, Conn. — Boater Corinne Moriarty watched in horror Saturday when a runaway barge slammed into Amtrak’s railroad bridge connecting Old Lyme and Old...

Runaway barge crashes into railroad bridge

(The following article by Gary Libow was posted on the Hartford Courant website on September 10.) OLD LYME, Conn. — Boater Corinne Moriarty watched in horror Saturday when a runaway barge slammed into Amtrak’s railroad bridge connecting Old Lyme and Old...

Dead man rides Amtrak for day

(The Associated Press circulated the following article on September 7.) CHICAGO — An Amtrak passenger traveling with her ailing father waited nearly 23 hours and about 1,000 miles to tell authorities he had died so she could avoid the cost of shipping the body...