September 28, 2005 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following article by Patrick McGeehan was posted on the New York Times website on September 27.) NEW YORK — After taking two weeks to reconsider a systemwide fare increase, Amtrak officials said yesterday that they would go ahead with their plan but that a...
September 28, 2005 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on September 27.) WASHINGTON — Amtrak on Tuesday announced that ticket prices nationwide would increase an average of $3 to $4 starting next Tuesday. Acela Express and long distance coach trains will see a 7...
September 27, 2005 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Flint Journal posted the following article on its website on September 26.) FLINT, Mich. — Amtrak is on track for a $1-million state funding cut that could mean drastic changes to its Flint services. The state House and the Senate approved $6.1-million...
September 27, 2005 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on September 26.) PORT KENT, N.Y. — A Canadian-Pacific freight train left its tracks at 1 a.m. Saturday near Port Kent, N.Y., causing Amtrak delays throughout the Adirondak region. Repair crews had to close...
September 26, 2005 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following editorial was posted on the Grand Rapids Press website on September 25) GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — In cutting Michigan’s support for Amtrak, the Legislature’s Republicans have put a needless blotch on what otherwise has been a good piece of...
September 26, 2005 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on September 26.) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Amtrak ridership on the Kansas City to St. Louis route is at its highest in three years, and officials say rising gasoline prices and a new marketing campaign are the...
September 22, 2005 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following article by Matthew L. Wald was posted on the New York Times website on September 21.) WASHINGTON — Amtrak will end its fiscal year in a few days with “no measurable impact on our ridership” from the brake problem that sidelined the...
September 22, 2005 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Reuters circulated the following article on September 21.) WASHINGTON — Some Amtrak routes should be offered to the private sector to help salvage the debt-ridden national passenger rail system, Amtrak’s chairman said on Wednesday. “We will consider...
September 22, 2005 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on September 21.) WASHINGTON — Putting routes in the Northeast under private control and other steps to make Amtrak profitable drew attention on Wednesday from a House panel. At the hearing, the chairman of...
September 22, 2005 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following article by Peter J. Howe was posted on the Boston Globe website on September 22.) BOSTON — Amtrak said it will resume running eight high-speed Acela round trips between Boston and Washington Monday, up from four weekday round trips currently. The...
