November 4, 2005 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on November 3.) WASHINGTON — Amtrak needs to improve the way it monitors performance and oversees its finances to reach solid financial ground, and it will probably need outside help to do so, Congressional...
November 3, 2005 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following article by Bob Mayes was posted on the Palatka Daily News website on November 3.) PALATKA, Fla. — An Amtrak train bound for Jacksonville, Palatka and ultimately New York City was delayed for more than three hours when a fuel leak caused a fire in...
November 1, 2005 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on November 1.) WASHINGTON — Amtrak is following the example of the airlines and has started charging its passengers extra for last-minute seats. Tickets purchased close to departure times are now running 15...
October 31, 2005 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(The following article by Michael Lavitt was posted on the Trenton Times website on October 30.) TRENTON, N.J. — As the last Clocker train pulled out of Princeton Junction last night, the 200 Club ended a tradition that stretches back at least to the 1950s, when...
October 31, 2005 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on October 31.) HOUSTON — Amtrak will resume part of the Sunset Limited passenger service that was suspended for more than two months because of hurricanes Katrina and Rita, which damaged railroad...
October 28, 2005 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following article by Jennifer Moroz was posted on the Philadelphia Inquirer website on October 28.) TRENTON, N.J. — Chris Fralic knows what it’s like for the masses commuting in and out of Manhattan by train. He was among them once. And come Monday,...
October 28, 2005 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following article by Steven Chupaska was posted on the New London Day website on October 28.) NEW LONDON, Conn. — According to a report by Amtrak’s board, plans are afoot to separate the northeastern portion of the national railway from the rest of...
October 27, 2005 | Amtrak, Headlines, Railroad Security
(The Westerly Sun posted the following article on its website on October 27.) WESTERLY, R.I. — Authorities say the man on the phone line Tuesday night spoke with what seemed to be an Italian accent. At first, they said, he asked general train departure and...
October 26, 2005 | Amtrak, Headlines, Railroad Security
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on October 25.) WESTERLY, R.I. — An Amtrak train from Boston to Washington was delayed for more than two hours Tuesday evening as law enforcement investigated a bomb threat, authorities said. A man called...
October 24, 2005 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following editorial by Vincent T. Owens was posted on the News Journal website on October 24.) WILMINGTON, Del. — Overall, a recent editorial on the Sept. 22 secret vote by Amtrak’s board of directors to split off the railroads’ Northeast...
