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Amtrak train derails in Texas

(The Associated Press circulated the following article on July 31.) BEAUMONT, Texas — An Amtrak train carrying more than 100 passengers derailed about five minutes after leaving the Beaumont station on Sunday. There were no injuries. The train was traveling from...

Passenger group says Coast Starlight delays too long

(The Associated Press circulated the following story by Steve Lawrence on July 27.) SACRAMENTO — Passengers are experiencing delays of up to 11 1/2 hours on the Coast Starlight, a passenger train between Los Angeles and Seattle that was once one of the nation’s...

Passenger group says Coast Starlight delays too long

(The Associated Press circulated the following story by Steve Lawrence on July 27.) SACRAMENTO — Passengers are experiencing delays of up to 11 1/2 hours on the Coast Starlight, a passenger train between Los Angeles and Seattle that was once one of the nation’s...

Employees see change at Amtrak

(The Press-Enterprise posted the following article by Jonathan Shikes on its website on July 25.) RIVERSIDE, Calif. — Amtrak has given 191 part-time workers at its Riverside call center six months to decide whether to go full time or find jobs elsewhere. The...

Employees see change at Amtrak

(The Press-Enterprise posted the following article by Jonathan Shikes on its website on July 25.) RIVERSIDE, Calif. — Amtrak has given 191 part-time workers at its Riverside call center six months to decide whether to go full time or find jobs elsewhere. The...

Record year for Downeaster

(The Associated Press circulated the following article on July 24.) BOSTON — Amtrak’s Downeaster finished its fiscal year with the biggest jump in ridership since the start of the Portland-to-Boston service, and that was before numbers spiked because of...

Record year for Downeaster

(The Associated Press circulated the following article on July 24.) BOSTON — Amtrak’s Downeaster finished its fiscal year with the biggest jump in ridership since the start of the Portland-to-Boston service, and that was before numbers spiked because of...

State-funded Amtrak lines break rider record

(The Chicago Tribune posted the following article on its website on July 23.) CHICAGO — A record number of passengers–nearly 955,530–rode Amtrak trains that were state supported in fiscal 2006, officials said Friday, an increase attributed partly to...