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Ridership up on Amtrak Crescent

(The following article by Lindsay Helton was posted on AccessNorthGa.com on March 1.) ATLANTA — Ridership on the Amtrak Crescent, which stops in Gainesville twice daily, was up last year — but those numbers are a little deceiving. Gainesville and Atlanta...

Using Amtrak rails to cost states more

(The following article by Michael Dresser was posted on the Baltimore Sun website on March 1.) BALTIMORE, Md. — Maryland and other northeastern states could face “significant” new costs for the use of Amtrak’s tracks by MARC and other commuter...

Using Amtrak rails to cost states more

(The following article by Michael Dresser was posted on the Baltimore Sun website on March 1.) BALTIMORE, Md. — Maryland and other northeastern states could face “significant” new costs for the use of Amtrak’s tracks by MARC and other commuter...

Governors upset over Amtrak access fees

(The Associated Press circulated the following article on February 27.) WASHINGTON — Three Northeastern state governors are complaining to the Bush administration about the prospect of paying extra fees to run commuter trains on Amtrak’s rails. The...

Governors upset over Amtrak access fees

(The Associated Press circulated the following article on February 27.) WASHINGTON — Three Northeastern state governors are complaining to the Bush administration about the prospect of paying extra fees to run commuter trains on Amtrak’s rails. The...

N.Y. contract with rail consultants extended

(The following article by Cathy Woodruff was posted on the Albany Times Union website on February 27.) ALBANY, N.Y. — The consultants who produced a rail improvement plan for the state Senate High Speed Rail Task Force will continue working with the group,...

N.Y. contract with rail consultants extended

(The following article by Cathy Woodruff was posted on the Albany Times Union website on February 27.) ALBANY, N.Y. — The consultants who produced a rail improvement plan for the state Senate High Speed Rail Task Force will continue working with the group,...

States balk at plan to pay extra rail fees

(The Associated Press circulated the following article on February 27.) WASHINGTON — After failing in a three-year effort to hand over Amtrak’s Washington-to-Boston tracks and their costs, to a new federal-state consortium, the Bush administration is...

States balk at plan to pay extra rail fees

(The Associated Press circulated the following article on February 27.) WASHINGTON — After failing in a three-year effort to hand over Amtrak’s Washington-to-Boston tracks and their costs, to a new federal-state consortium, the Bush administration is...

U.S. tells northeast states to pay more to use tracks

(The following article by Matthew L. Wald was posted on the New York Times website on February 26.) WASHINGTON — After failing in a three-year effort to hand over Amtrak’s Washington-to-Boston tracks, and their costs, to a new federal-state consortium, the...