May 28, 2003 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Press of Atlantic City posted the following article by Derek Harper on its website on May 28.) HAMILTON TOWNSHIP, N.J. — Erin Hall is a girl on the go. Or she would be, if Amtrak would ever replace her wheelchair. But Amtrak doesn’t want to, so she...
May 28, 2003 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Boston Herald posted the following story by Doug Hanchett on its website on May 27.) BOSTON — Earlier this month, Melrose native David Gunn completed his first year at the helm of Amtrak, the beleaguered national passenger railroad he was hired to save from...
May 28, 2003 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Hanover Herald Progress posted the following article by Rob Davis on its website on May 27.) ASHLAND, Va. — Since April 28, Ashland has been missing the routes once traveled by Amtrak’s Twilight Shoreliner, ending speculation about the service’s...
May 22, 2003 | Amtrak, Headlines
(MSNBC.com posted the following article by Pauline Frommer of Arthur Frommer’s Budget Travel on May 22.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Poor, beleaguered Amtrak is doing everything it can to attract more riders. It’s added MapQuest technology to its site, to...
May 22, 2003 | Amtrak, Headlines
(AdWeek.com posted the following article by Alicia Griswold on its website on May 21.) ATLANTA — Amtrak this week holds talks with four agencies competing for its $27 million account, according to sources. The contenders are Havas’ Arnold in McLean, Va.,...
May 22, 2003 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The News-Journal posted the following article by Mike Elswick on its website on May 22.) LONGVIEW, Texas — Despite on-time performance issues, an Amtrak official says passenger train travel on the Texas Eagle route running through Longview was up 39 percent in...
May 21, 2003 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following editorial by Bob Levey appeared in the Washington Post on May 21.) WASHINGTON — Once upon a time, the prevailing sound of a train was the pocketa-pocketa of its wheels. Passengers behaved as if they were in church. No one guffawed, shouted or...
May 21, 2003 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Newark Star-Ledger posted the following story by Jeff Diamant on its website on May 21.) NEW YORK — Portions of Penn Station were evacuated and midday travelers faced delays of up to three hours yesterday while authorities investigated a suspicious package...
May 20, 2003 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Atlanta Journal-Constitution posted the following editorial on its website on May 20). ATLANTA — “Parlous” is not a word heard often in the United States, except maybe among ardent Scrabble players. But the adjective, which means...
May 20, 2003 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Atlanta Journal-Constitution posted the following on its website on May 20.) ATLANTA — Deputy U.S. Transportation Secretary Michael P. Jackson testified before the Senate Commerce Committee late last month on Amtrak’s future. Here are excerpts: I...
