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...
June 6, 2006 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following editorial was posted on the Concord Monitor website on June 6.) CONCORD, N.H. — If Concord’s Municipal Airport acquired a moose head for its back wall and a barbecue grill made from an oil drum, it could complete the feeling that one is...
June 6, 2006 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following editorial was posted on the Concord Monitor website on June 6.) CONCORD, N.H. — If Concord’s Municipal Airport acquired a moose head for its back wall and a barbecue grill made from an oil drum, it could complete the feeling that one is...
June 6, 2006 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following article by Chip Jones was posted on the Richmond Times-Dispatch website on June 6.) RICHMOND, Va. — Amtrak trains may not always run on time, but now they’re easier to track. The nationwide passenger railroad announced yesterday the start of...
June 6, 2006 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following article by Chip Jones was posted on the Richmond Times-Dispatch website on June 6.) RICHMOND, Va. — Amtrak trains may not always run on time, but now they’re easier to track. The nationwide passenger railroad announced yesterday the start of...
June 5, 2006 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(The following article by Patrick McGeehan was posted on the New York Times website on June 3.) NEW YORK — A week after a major power failure shut down most of its train service in the Northeast, Amtrak suffered another electrical problem just as the weekend...
June 5, 2006 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(The following article by Patrick McGeehan was posted on the New York Times website on June 3.) NEW YORK — A week after a major power failure shut down most of its train service in the Northeast, Amtrak suffered another electrical problem just as the weekend...
May 31, 2006 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(The following article by Peter Fimrite was posted on the San Francisco Chronicle website on May 30. Robert Orantes is a member of BLET Division 65 in San Jose, Calif.) SAN FRANCISCO — It isn’t the blood and gore that sticks with Caltrain engineer Robert...
May 31, 2006 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(The following article by Peter Fimrite was posted on the San Francisco Chronicle website on May 30. Robert Orantes is a member of BLET Division 65 in San Jose, Calif.) SAN FRANCISCO — It isn’t the blood and gore that sticks with Caltrain engineer Robert...
May 31, 2006 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following article by Gary Martin was posted on the San Antonio Express-News website on May 31.) WASHINGTON — Troubled passenger rail system Amtrak, which serves San Antonio with two major lines, is eyeing a federal subsidy cut that again threatens service...
