July 3, 2003 | Accident, Amtrak, Headlines
(The Associated Press distributed the following story on July 3.) DENVER — Two sleeper cars derailed Wednesday as a California-bound Amtrak train pulled into the Denver rail yard. There were no reports of injuries. Crews planned to remove the two cars from the...
July 2, 2003 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The New York Times published the following story on July 2.) NEW YORK — Amtrak has named the McLean, Va., office of Arnold Worldwide to handle creative duties on its account, which had been handled since 2001 by White & Baldacci in Herndon, Va. Billings...
July 2, 2003 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Lansing State Journal posted the following story by James McCurtis Jr. on its websit eon July 2.) LANSING, Mich. — Amtrak will continue running its two state-funded train lines through Dec. 31 with the understanding that MDOT will pay $7.1 million for the...
July 1, 2003 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(The Associated Press distributed the following article on June 30.) SALEM, Ore. — Several mayors traveled to the Capitol Monday to try to derail a legislative proposal to eliminate funding for two daily Amtrak trains between Eugene and Portland. The local...
June 30, 2003 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Boston Globe posted the following Reuters story by John Crawley on its website on June 30.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Northeastern states and freight railroads are resisting a Bush administration proposal to dismantle Amtrak, worried the change would strain...
June 26, 2003 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following article by Katie Campbell was posted on the Vero Beach Press Journal’s website on June 26.) VERO BEACH, Fla. — Amtrak’s derailed proposal to expand passenger rail service to Florida’s East Coast still is stopped dead on its tracks,...
June 26, 2003 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The International Herald Tribune posted the following article to its website on June 26.) ELKTON, Md. — Screeching, clattering and thumping its way along just south of Wilmington, Delaware, the Amtrak machine lifted and spread the rails, scooped up the rotting...
June 26, 2003 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The TTD posted the following news release to its website on June 25.) WASHINGTON — The following statement was issued today by Sonny Hall, President of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO, in response to today’s House Transportation and Infrastructure...
June 26, 2003 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Reuters distributed the following article on June 25.) WASHINGTON — A key House of Representatives committee approved on Wednesday a bipartisan $6 billion proposal for Amtrak for the next three years. “It is my hope that the funding authorized in this...
June 25, 2003 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following article by Tim Leeds was posted on the Havre Daily News website on June 24.) HAVRE, Mont. — A Washington, D.C., consultant will soon present to state officials the results of a study about the impacts Amtrak has on Montana. The state wants to have...
