August 5, 2003 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Lansing State Journal posted the following Associated Press story by Malcolm Johnson on its website on August 5.) EAST LANSING, Mich. — Amtrak passenger Bruce Campbell finds it relaxing to sit back on a train and watch the world go by. “It’s a...
August 5, 2003 | Amtrak, Headlines, NTSB
(The National Transportation Safety Board issued the following news release on August 5.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a report adopted today, the National Transportation Safety Board determined that the probable cause of last year’s the Amtrak Auto Train...
August 4, 2003 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Missoulian published the following editorial on its website on August 4.) MISSOULA, Mont. — Will Amtrak stay on the tracks? Probably not, not over the long haul. Not with its fate in the hands of Congress. The Bush administration last week delivered its...
August 4, 2003 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Palm Beach Post published the following editorial on its website on August 4.) PALM BEACH, Fla. — President Bush’s idea of running the nation’s passenger rail corporation like a business is on a collision course with the ideal of national...
August 4, 2003 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Helena Independent Record published the following editorial on its website on August 3.) HELENA, Mont. — Some members of Congress are working hard to derail the Bush administration’s plan to “save” Amtrak by making states assume much of...
August 4, 2003 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Peoria Journal Star published the following story by Omar Sofradzija on its website on August 3.) PEORIA, Ill. — Gov. Rod Blagojevich is asking the Bush administration to reconsider a plan to make states pick up the cost of Amtrak, claiming Illinois would...
August 4, 2003 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Munster Times published the following story by Holden Frith on its website on August 2.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Predicting the demise of Amtrak is now an annual ritual for railroad commentators, and opponents of new proposals, to divide and partially privatize...
August 4, 2003 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Washington Post published the following on its website on July 31.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Will Amtrak be able to get out of its budget crisis? What is the future of the passenger train? The Bush administration recently announced a plan to turn train service...
August 4, 2003 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Longview News-Journal published the following story by James Draper on its website on August 3.) LONGIVEW, Texas — Planes, trains and automobiles deserve equal opportunities nationwide, says U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas. Amtrak specifically...
August 1, 2003 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following story on July 31.) ALBANY, N.Y. — A former Amtrak conductor pleaded guilty Thursday to stealing $41,000 in cash ticket sales from passengers, officials said. Dennis Hartley, 44, pleaded guilty to one count of theft...
