June 20, 2006 | Amtrak, Headlines, UK Railways
(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...
June 19, 2006 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Toledo Blade posted the following editorial on its website on June 17.) TOLEDO, Ohio — Across the world, from the United Kingdom through Europe to Japan, travelers are whisked to their destinations on trains that carry them with efficiency and in some...
June 19, 2006 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Toledo Blade posted the following editorial on its website on June 17.) TOLEDO, Ohio — Across the world, from the United Kingdom through Europe to Japan, travelers are whisked to their destinations on trains that carry them with efficiency and in some...
June 19, 2006 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on June 17.) TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Amtrak remains an option for travelers trying to avoid high gasoline prices. But for how much longer? University of Alabama student Jamie Laroway said he would spend nearly...
June 19, 2006 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on June 17.) TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Amtrak remains an option for travelers trying to avoid high gasoline prices. But for how much longer? University of Alabama student Jamie Laroway said he would spend nearly...
June 15, 2006 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following article by Raju Chebium was posted on the Cherry Hill Courier Post website on June 15.) WASHINGTON — America’s national passenger railroad is likely to get more money than the Bush administration wanted, although perhaps less than it says it...
June 15, 2006 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following article by Raju Chebium was posted on the Cherry Hill Courier Post website on June 15.) WASHINGTON — America’s national passenger railroad is likely to get more money than the Bush administration wanted, although perhaps less than it says it...
June 15, 2006 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Bloomberg News circulated the following article on June 14.) WASHINGTON — The House voted 406 to 22 to cut the Amtrak federal subsidy by 18 percent, to $1.1 billion. The subsidy is $214 million more than President Bush requested and a House panel approved last...
June 15, 2006 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Bloomberg News circulated the following article on June 14.) WASHINGTON — The House voted 406 to 22 to cut the Amtrak federal subsidy by 18 percent, to $1.1 billion. The subsidy is $214 million more than President Bush requested and a House panel approved last...
June 15, 2006 | Accident, Amtrak, Headlines
(The following article by Brian Lockhart was posted on the Stamford Advocate website on June 15.) NORWALK, Conn. — An Amtrak locomotive derailed near the South Norwalk train station yesterday afternoon, stranding 230 passengers for nearly three hours and...
