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...
June 14, 2006 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on June 14.) WASHINGTON — Supporters of the troubled Amtrak passenger railroad Tuesday successfully added back about half of a proposed cut in its federal subsidy as the House debated a $140 billion measure...
June 14, 2006 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on June 14.) WASHINGTON — Supporters of the troubled Amtrak passenger railroad Tuesday successfully added back about half of a proposed cut in its federal subsidy as the House debated a $140 billion measure...
June 9, 2006 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following article by Rudy Larini was posted on the Newark Star-Ledger website on June 9.) NEWARK, N.J. — Amtrak has placed emergency equipment and a rescue crew at train tunnels and taken other steps to avoid stranding commuters for hours following the...
June 9, 2006 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following article by Rudy Larini was posted on the Newark Star-Ledger website on June 9.) NEWARK, N.J. — Amtrak has placed emergency equipment and a rescue crew at train tunnels and taken other steps to avoid stranding commuters for hours following the...
June 9, 2006 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Reuters circulated the following article on June 8.) WASHINGTON — Amtrak has traced an electrical outage two weeks ago that abruptly disrupted Northeast rail service to problems at Philadelphia-area power stations, the railroad said on Thursday. In a letter to...
June 9, 2006 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Reuters circulated the following article on June 8.) WASHINGTON — Amtrak has traced an electrical outage two weeks ago that abruptly disrupted Northeast rail service to problems at Philadelphia-area power stations, the railroad said on Thursday. In a letter to...
June 9, 2006 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(The following article by Matthew L. Wald was posted on the New York Times website on June 8.) WASHINGTON — In response to last month’s widespread power failure, Amtrak has put a rescue locomotive near the entrance to the Hudson River train tunnel system...
June 9, 2006 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(The following article by Matthew L. Wald was posted on the New York Times website on June 8.) WASHINGTON — In response to last month’s widespread power failure, Amtrak has put a rescue locomotive near the entrance to the Hudson River train tunnel system...
June 7, 2006 | Amtrak, Headlines, Legislation
(Bloomberg News circulated the following article on June 7.) WASHINGTON — The House Appropriations Committee cut Amtrak’s federal financing for the next fiscal year by 31 percent, to $900 million. President Bush had requested the cut. The bill would...
