September 10, 2003 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Berkshire Eagle published the following story by Ian Bishop on its website on September 10.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — A shortfall in Amtrak’s funding for fiscal 2004 will not derail train service in Pittsfield next year, company officials vowed yesterday....
September 10, 2003 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Stateline.org published the following story by Erin Madigan on September 10.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — States are worried about a provision in the Bush administration’s proposal to overhaul Amtrak, fearing it would force them to shoulder much of the cost of...
September 9, 2003 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Bloomington Pantagraph published the following story on its website on September 9.) CHICAGO — Amtrak, the Illinois Department of Transportation and various tourism offices are sponsoring Downstate Illinois Day from 7 a.m. until 6 p.m. Wednesday at...
September 8, 2003 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Oregonian published the following editorial on its website on September 7.) PORTLAND, Ore. — Oregon’s free ride on the Union Pacific Railroad Co.’s tracks through the Willamette Valley may come to an abrupt end on Sept. 30, bringing to a...
September 8, 2003 | Amtrak, Headlines
Rail service says without that amount shutdown possible (Gannett News Service circulated the following story by Ledyard King on September 6.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Even under the rosiest budget scenario, Amtrak says it will have to delay needed repairs. At worst,...
September 8, 2003 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Sentinel & Enterprise published the following story by Ian Bishop on its website on September 5.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Rep. John Olver, D-Amherst, railed against the GOP-crafted transportation bill for fiscal 2004 Thursday, saying it will cripple...
September 5, 2003 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Portland Tribune published the following story by Jeanie Senior on its website on September 5.) PORTLAND, Ore. — One of the two state-supported Amtrak Cascades trains that make a daily round trip between Eugene and Portland will stop running Oct. 1 unless...
September 5, 2003 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Arkansas City Traveler posted the following story by Foss Farrar on its website on September 5.) ARKANSAS CITY, Kan. — Congressman Todd Tiahrt (R-Kan.) and his colleagues in the U.S. House of Representatives are trying to send a message to Amtrak....
September 5, 2003 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Associated Press distributed the following article on September 4.) WASHINGTON — Rejecting efforts to further cut federal subsidies for Amtrak, the House settled Thursday on giving the money-losing railway $900 million next year. It is the amount President...
September 4, 2003 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Associated Press distributed the following article on September 3.) WASHINGTON — Amtrak would get $1.35 billion in federal subsidies next year under a bill approved Wednesday by a Senate subcommittee that gives the railroad more money than President Bush...