August 19, 2003 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Transport Workers Union of America issued the following news release on August 18.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Six weeks after workers at Amtrak’s Beech Grove, IN facility were exposed to asbestos, the railroad still refuses to share information with the...
August 19, 2003 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Seattle Post-Intelligencer published the following editorial by FRA Administrator Allan Rutter on its website on August 19.) SEATTLE — A little time has passed since Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta announced the Passenger Rail Investment Reform Act...
August 18, 2003 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Clarion-Ledger published the following story by Marianne Todd on its website on August 17.) MERIDIAN, Miss. — A New Orleans scoot-boogie jingle isn’t the only reason passenger rail service is making a comeback. “There are a lot of reasons, but I...
August 18, 2003 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Post-Gazette published the following story by Ann McFeatters on its website on August 17.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — When Congress comes back from its August recess, one of its priorities, according to President Bush, should be derailing Amtrak. The financially...
August 18, 2003 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Star-Telegram published the following story by Gordon Dickson on its website on August 15.) IRVING, Texas — Supporters say Amtrak is an important form of transportation for all of America, but one of its harshest critics says the passenger rail service...
August 18, 2003 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following story on August 18.) WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — More than 100 passengers were stranded after an Amtrak train hit a dump truck crossing the tracks. No one was seriously hurt in the crash. The Tampa-to-Miami train was...
August 14, 2003 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Denver Post published the following story by y Kit Miniclier on its website on August 14.) DENVER — In its heyday three generations ago, Denver’s Union Station hosted 80 scheduled daily passenger trains. Today there are only two, the eastbound and...
August 14, 2003 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Arkansas City Traveler published the following story by Foss Farrar on its website on August 14.) ARAKNSAS CITY, Kan. — One passenger rail proponent is Arkansas City’s state legislator, Joe Shriver, a Democrat in the State Legislature. Any move toward...
August 13, 2003 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Contra Costa Times posted the following story by Tom Lochner on its website on August 13.) CONTRA COSTA, Calif. — Many transit agencies are not routinely notified of refinery emergencies, a fact highlighted when an Amtrak train unloaded passengers in...
August 12, 2003 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Contra Costa Times posted the following article by Tom Lochner on its website on August 12.) RICHMOND, Calif. — About a dozen passengers detrained and some were stranded inside the locked Richmond Amtrak station for about an hour Saturday night after West...
