June 10, 2003 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Washington Times posted the following article by Tom Ramstack on its website on June 7.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Virginia Railway Express yesterday gave Amtrak an Aug. 1 deadline to respond to concerns about quality of service or lose the contract to operate...
June 10, 2003 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following article by Martin Weil and Petula Dvorak appeared in the Washington Post on June 10.) WASHINGTON — A man who brandished a hand grenade during a robbery attempt at Union Station was arrested last night after an Amtrak police officer grabbed the...
June 9, 2003 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following editorial by George F. Will appeared in the Washington Post on June 8.) David Gunn, 65 and a glutton for punishment, left retirement to run Amtrak. His office is in magnificently restored Union Station, a relic of something Gunn knows is gone forever...
June 9, 2003 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following article by Lee Juillerat was published by the Klamath Falls Herald and News on June 5.) KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. — Amtrak passengers are finding a different way to travel between Klamath Falls and Eugene this month – by bus. Northbound Pacific...
June 9, 2003 | Amtrak, Headlines, TTD
(The TTD issued the following news release on June 5.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Calling on Congress and the Bush Administration to make a long-term investment in Amtrak rather than dismantle it through “bureaucratic shell games” and flawed privatization...
June 5, 2003 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Boston Globe published the following article by Jim Geraghty of the States News Service on June 5.) WASHINGTON — As Congress prepares to debate the future of Amtrak, a study released yesterday says the federal government must start viewing intercity rail...
May 30, 2003 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following article by Derek Harper appeared on the Press of Atlantic City’s website on May 30.) HAMILTON TOWNSHIP, N.J. — Diane Flash’s eyes lit up as she quickly scanned the letter. “Uh-huh!” she said, enthusiastically. “Can I see...
May 29, 2003 | Accident, Amtrak, Headlines
(The following article was posted on WESH NewsChannel2000.com’s website on May 28.) ORLANDO — An Amtrak train slammed into a pickup truck along South Orange Avenue in Belle Isle after 4 p.m. Wednesday, WESH NewsChannel 2 reported. The train struck the back end...
May 29, 2003 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following appeared as an editorial in the New York Times on May 29.) NEW YORK — This summer, Americans can travel by train without having to fear, as they did last year, that Amtrak may be out of business by Labor Day. Much beyond that, Amtrak’s...
May 29, 2003 | Accident, Amtrak, Headlines
(The Vail Daily posted the following article by Stephen Lloyd Wood on its website on May 28.) VAIL, Colo. — Passengers on Amtrak’s westbound California Zephyr were delayed several hours Wednesday evening when two mail cars derailed near Dotsero, said Kim...
