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Amtrak exec details shutdown

(The following article by Robert Schwaneberg was posted on the Newark Star-Ledger website on June 23.) NEWARK, N.J. — Last month’s electrical shutdown that stranded 91 trains along the Northeast Corridor cannot be blamed on deteriorating infrastructure at...

Amtrak had warnings of repair backlog

(The Associated Press circulated the following article on June 21.) WASHINGTON — Electrical problems are piling up for Amtrak along its showcase Northeast Corridor routes, the latest delaying thousands of New York and New Jersey commuters on Wednesday. The...

Amtrak had warnings of repair backlog

(The Associated Press circulated the following article on June 21.) WASHINGTON — Electrical problems are piling up for Amtrak along its showcase Northeast Corridor routes, the latest delaying thousands of New York and New Jersey commuters on Wednesday. The...

Trains again hit by power problems

(The following article by David A. Michaels was posted on the NorthJersey.com website on June 22.) BERGEN, N.J. — Power problems Wednesday on Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor lines delayed travelers for the third time this month, stopping some trains between...

Trains again hit by power problems

(The following article by David A. Michaels was posted on the NorthJersey.com website on June 22.) BERGEN, N.J. — Power problems Wednesday on Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor lines delayed travelers for the third time this month, stopping some trains between...

Washington would dearly love to offload Amtrak

(The following article by David Teather was posted on the Guardian website on June 20.) LONDON –After Britain, the country that has gone furthest down the rail privatisation route in Europe is Sweden. The Swedish railway is widely praised as being more efficient...