September 13, 2005 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following article by Michael Dresser was posted on the Baltimore Sun website on September 13.) BALTIMORE, Md. — Karen Matthews has been taking the train from Baltimore to her job at a Philadelphia hospital using a monthly pass that costs $528. Next week,...
September 13, 2005 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following article by Eric Anderson was posted on the Albany Times-Union website on September 13.) ALBANY, N.Y. — Amtrak officials were mum Monday on what their fare increase — scheduled to take effect next Tuesday — would mean specifically for...
September 13, 2005 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Jackson Clarion Ledger posted the following article on its website on September 13.) JACKSON, Miss. — Amtrak’s passenger rail service, suspended due to Hurricane Katrina, is being extended in Mississippi and Louisiana. The route for City of New...
September 12, 2005 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following article by Hiroko Sato was posted on the Foster’s Daily Democrat website on September 10.) DOVER, N.H. — Nearly three years and nine months after Amtrak’s Downeaster began shuttling people between Maine and Boston, the train service made a...
September 12, 2005 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following article by Patrick McGeehan was posted on the New York Times website on September 10.) NEW YORK — Citing the high cost of diesel fuel, Amtrak said yesterday that it would raise its train fares across most of the nation by at least 5 percent this...
September 9, 2005 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Daniel B. Zukowski issued the following news release on September 8.) NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. — Transportation writer Daniel B. Zukowski has published a new e-book, “Why America Needs Amtrak,” available now at Amazon.com. “As Congress...
September 9, 2005 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following article by Eric Anderson was posted on the Albany Times-Union website on September 9.) ALBANY, N.Y. — Cooler weather and the completion of track work are improving on-time performance for Amtrak trains across New York state. Trains that had been...
September 9, 2005 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following article by Patrick McGeehan was posted on the New York Times website on September 9.) NEW YORK — Amtrak is preparing to announce a significant increase in fares that will push up the monthly cost of commuting for thousands of train riders in the...
September 9, 2005 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on September 8.) WASHINGTON — More Acela Express trains are about to go into service along the nation’s East Coast. Starting next Monday, Amtrak will operate 12 weekday roundtrips between Washington...
September 8, 2005 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following article by Chip Jones was posted on the Richmond Times-Dispatch website on September 8.) RICHMOND, Va. — Rising fuel costs and other economic aftershocks from Hurricane Katrina could jump-start efforts to be less dependent on cars, the...
