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Thousands are stuck as trains in the Northeast go dark

(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...

Normal Amtrak service expected to resume

(The Associated Press circulated the following article on May 26.) NEWARK, N.J. — Amtrak and the commuter rail agencies that operate along its busiest corridor expected to resume normal operations Friday after a power outage brought trains to a standstill for...

Normal Amtrak service expected to resume

(The Associated Press circulated the following article on May 26.) NEWARK, N.J. — Amtrak and the commuter rail agencies that operate along its busiest corridor expected to resume normal operations Friday after a power outage brought trains to a standstill for...

Amtrak faces budget cuts after House vote

(The Associated Press circulated the following article on May 26.) WASHINGTON — The troubled Amtrak passenger railroad would see its federal subsidy cut to what one lawmaker termed ”a shutdown number” under a bill advancing in the House. But that...

Amtrak faces budget cuts after House vote

(The Associated Press circulated the following article on May 26.) WASHINGTON — The troubled Amtrak passenger railroad would see its federal subsidy cut to what one lawmaker termed ”a shutdown number” under a bill advancing in the House. But that...

Report: Amtrak critical for commuter railroads

(The Associated Press circulated the following article on May 23.) WASHINGTON — If Amtrak were to go out of business, it would cripple regional commuter railroads from Fredericksburg to Boston. That’s the word from a new report from the Government...

Report: Amtrak critical for commuter railroads

(The Associated Press circulated the following article on May 23.) WASHINGTON — If Amtrak were to go out of business, it would cripple regional commuter railroads from Fredericksburg to Boston. That’s the word from a new report from the Government...

Railway fans help Amtrak stay on track

(The Lawrence Journal World posted the following article by Mike Belt on its website on May 22.) LAWRENCE, Kansas — Few people see it because it passes through Lawrence in the middle of the night, but last year Amtrak’s Southwest Chief passenger train stopped...