July 17, 2006 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following article by Chris Mondics was posted on the Philadelphia Inquirer website on July 16.) CAPE BRETON, Nova Scotia — Even now, David Gunn isn’t sure who in the Bush White House wanted to kill Amtrak. What he does know is that Amtrak’s...
July 11, 2006 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following article by Laurel J. Sweet was posted on the Boston Herald website on July 11.) BOSTON — A New Yorker anxious to get home yesterday climbed on top of an Acela Express train berthed at South Station and stepped into 25,000 volts of electricity that...
July 11, 2006 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following article by Laurel J. Sweet was posted on the Boston Herald website on July 11.) BOSTON — A New Yorker anxious to get home yesterday climbed on top of an Acela Express train berthed at South Station and stepped into 25,000 volts of electricity that...
July 5, 2006 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following article by David A. Michaels was posted on NorthJersey.com on July 3.) BERGEN, N.J. — A 60-year-old high-voltage cable failed in January, delaying 106 trains across New Jersey at the dawn of the morning commute. A power wire failed on two...
July 5, 2006 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following article by David A. Michaels was posted on NorthJersey.com on July 3.) BERGEN, N.J. — A 60-year-old high-voltage cable failed in January, delaying 106 trains across New Jersey at the dawn of the morning commute. A power wire failed on two...
July 5, 2006 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following article by Liam Ford was posted on the Chicago Tribune website on July 3.) ROCKFORD, Ill. — With momentum building to expand passenger rail service in Illinois, opening a train line between Chicago and Rockford is more a question of when than if,...
July 5, 2006 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following article by Liam Ford was posted on the Chicago Tribune website on July 3.) ROCKFORD, Ill. — With momentum building to expand passenger rail service in Illinois, opening a train line between Chicago and Rockford is more a question of when than if,...
June 30, 2006 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following report by Heath Hixson appeared on the Rockford Register Star website on June 30.) ROCKFORD, Ill. — Regional officials who are backing three separate rail plans indicated this week there is common ground even though the different routes and services...
June 30, 2006 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following report by Heath Hixson appeared on the Rockford Register Star website on June 30.) ROCKFORD, Ill. — Regional officials who are backing three separate rail plans indicated this week there is common ground even though the different routes and services...
June 28, 2006 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Seattle Post-Intelligencer posted the following article on its website on June 28.) SEATTLE — A fourth daily rail passenger train will be added between Seattle and Portland on Saturday, a response to growing demand. The train will be an extension of...
