September 29, 2003 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by Patrick Walters on September 26.) PHILADELPHIA — On its Web site, Amtrak tells passengers to expect a scenic ride as they take the train from Philadelphia to Harrisburg. What the cash-strapped railway...
September 29, 2003 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Seattle Times posted the following article by Alex Fryer on its website on September 29.) SEATTLE — It’s a precarious time for the nation’s passenger rail system. President Bush wants to dismantle Amtrak, and the House recently passed a spending...
September 29, 2003 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Knight Ridder News appeared in the Billings (Mont.) Gazette on Sept. 28.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — On a trip aboard the Sunset Limited, Amtrak President David Gunn was once stranded in the remote West Texas city of Alpine. A derailed freight...
September 25, 2003 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Oakland Tribune posted the following story by Josh Richman on its website on September 25.) OAKLAND, Calif. — The long-awaited construction of an Amtrak station at the Oakland Coliseum began Wed-nesday, even as Gov. Gray Davis announced the Bay Area’s...
September 25, 2003 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Quincy Herald-Whig posted the following story by Doug Wilson on its website on September 24.) QUINCY, Ill. — Amtrak officials say three state-supported train routes are attracting more passengers this year. Amtrak spokesman Marc Magliari said summer fare...
September 24, 2003 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Peoria Journal-Star posted the following article on its website on September 24.) CHICAGO — Amtrak officials announced Tuesday that ridership on the three state-supported rail lines increased by double digits in August and that numbers are also up strongly...
September 24, 2003 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Fort Worth Star-Telegram posted the following editorial on its website on September 24.) FORT WORTH, Texas — David Gunn, president and chief executive of Amtrak, says that “the vast majority of Americans believe there should be a national passenger...
September 24, 2003 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Associated Press distributed the following article on September 23.) WASHINGTON — The union representing half of Amtrak’s unionized employees said Tuesday it won’t participate in a work stoppage planned for next week to draw attention to the...
September 22, 2003 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Star-Telegram posted the following story by Gordon Dickson on its website on September 20.) ABOARD THE TEXAS EAGLE — Bill Hettinger hasn’t set foot on an airplane since before his divorce 15 years ago. He has hated flying since 1957, when an Army...
September 22, 2003 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following story on September 19.) PORTLAND, Ore. — An eleventh-hour grant has revived the Amtrak Cascades commuter line between Eugene and Portland for at least two more years. The line was set to close down for good at the...
