August 7, 2003 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Sacramento Bee published the following editorial on its website on August 6.) SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Bush administration advanced a shortsighted, miserly Amtrak plan last week, a plan that, if approved, would mark the beginning of the end for the...
August 7, 2003 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Helena Independent Record published the following story by John Harrington on its website on August 6.) HELENA, Mont. — In something of a pre-emptive strike that proved prescient, three state agencies recently spent $48,000 for a consultant study showing...
August 7, 2003 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Dow Jones news service circulated the following story on August 6.) NEW YORK — Amtrak wants to simplify and stabilize its train fares and plans to put fares back in its timetables, Wednesday’s Wall Street Journal reported. Amtrak dropped fares from its...
August 6, 2003 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Toledo Blade published the following editorial on its website on August 4.) TOLEDO, Ohio — In his latest effort to deconstruct America, President Bush has sent a plan to Congress that would shift most Amtrak costs to the states. But of course the states don...
August 6, 2003 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Statesman Journal posted the following editorial on its website on August 4.) SALEM, Ore. — Two state-funded train runs between Eugene and Portland may chug to a halt because of budget problems. If that happens, it will be Oregon’s loss. Gov. Ted...
August 6, 2003 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Statesman Journal published the following story by Peter Wong on its website on August 6.) SALEM, Ore. — The Department of Transportation budget inched out of the Oregon House on Tuesday, but without any state support for two Willamette Valley trains. The...
August 6, 2003 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Great Falls Tribune posted the following story by Mike Dennison on its website on August 6.) HELENA, Mont. — For everything from businesses importing fresh flowers to local citizens traveling to hospitals, Amtrak’s Empire Builder passenger train is a...
August 6, 2003 | Amtrak, Headlines, TTD
(Reuters circulated the following story on August 5.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Amtrak and the union representing 5,000 of its employees, including ticket and reservations agents, have reached a tentative contract agreement, the railroad said Tuesday. Details of the...
August 6, 2003 | Amtrak, Headlines, NTSB
(The Washington Post published the following story by Don Phillips on its website on August 6.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — A failure by CSX Transportation crews to properly maintain railroad tracks — which were already in substandard condition — caused the...
August 6, 2003 | Amtrak, Headlines, NTSB
(The Associated Press distributed the following article on August 5.) WASHINGTON — Poor track maintenance was to blame for the fatal crash of the Amtrak Auto Train in Florida last year, federal investigators said today. The National Transportation Safety Board...
