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...
May 31, 2006 | Accident, Amtrak, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on May 30.) BLACKMAN TOWNSHIP, Mich. — An Amtrak train en route from Chicago to Pontiac collided with a gravel truck Tuesday at a private crossing, killing the truck driver, officials said. None of the...
May 31, 2006 | Accident, Amtrak, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on May 30.) BLACKMAN TOWNSHIP, Mich. — An Amtrak train en route from Chicago to Pontiac collided with a gravel truck Tuesday at a private crossing, killing the truck driver, officials said. None of the...
May 30, 2006 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(The following article by Patrick McGeehan was posted on the New York Times website on May 27.) NEW YORK — The widespread power failure that disrupted train service in five states on Thursday morning exposed shortcomings in Amtrak’s system for evacuating...
May 30, 2006 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(The following article by Patrick McGeehan was posted on the New York Times website on May 27.) NEW YORK — The widespread power failure that disrupted train service in five states on Thursday morning exposed shortcomings in Amtrak’s system for evacuating...
May 30, 2006 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following editorial was posted on the New York Times website on May 28.) NEW YORK — When the trains are speeding along and a blurred landscape is flickering past the windows, it is hard to imagine how quickly everything can go wrong. But about 50,000...
May 30, 2006 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following editorial was posted on the New York Times website on May 28.) NEW YORK — When the trains are speeding along and a blurred landscape is flickering past the windows, it is hard to imagine how quickly everything can go wrong. But about 50,000...
May 30, 2006 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on May 28.) NEW YORK — Senator Charles Schumer called today for the appointment of a panel to investigate the cause of the recent power outage that shut down train service between Washington and New York....
May 30, 2006 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on May 28.) NEW YORK — Senator Charles Schumer called today for the appointment of a panel to investigate the cause of the recent power outage that shut down train service between Washington and New York....
May 26, 2006 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following article by Patrick McGeehan was posted on the New York Times website on May 26.) NEW YORK — From Manhattan to Philadelphia to Baltimore to Washington, the morning rush by rail came to a stifling halt yesterday when a cascading electrical failure...
