May 19, 2003 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Peoria Journal Star posted the following story by Mike Ramsey of Copley News Service on its website on May 19.) CHICAGO — Illinois transportation officials are negotiating with Amtrak to maintain three subsidized passenger train routes through downstate at...
May 19, 2003 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Crain’s Chicago Business Posted the following article by Bob Tita on its website on May 19.) CHICAGO — Illinois passenger rail service would be jeopardized by a federal plan to make the states responsible for funding and operating Amtrak. In the meantime,...
May 19, 2003 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The New Orleans Times-Picayune posted the following article by Bruce Alpert on its website on May 18.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — For much of its 32-year history, Amtrak has been on the verge of financial ruin, surviving only with the help of last-minute infusions of...
May 16, 2003 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Democrat and Chronicle posted the following story on its website on May 16.) ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The Bills Express, an Amtrak train that takes Buffalo Bills fans back and forth to games will be available for three regular-season games, including the home...
May 14, 2003 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Maryland television station WBAL posted the following story on its website on May 13. A video download of this report is available at:http://www.thewbalchannel.com/travelgetaways/2197596/detail.html) ESSEX, Md. — The state of Maryland spent $36 million of...
May 14, 2003 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following article by Vince Devlin was published by the Missoulian on May 14.) MISSOULA, Mont. — Amtrak is again under attack. Taxpayers spend $1 billion a year keeping the passenger rail service afloat, and it’s become an easy target for critics. The...
May 12, 2003 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following on May 12.) SALEM, Ore. — A top Amtrak official has warned Oregon lawmakers that cutting off funding for two daily trains between Eugene and Portland will affect 120,000 riders and undermine plans in three cities to...
May 12, 2003 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Sangre de Cristo Chronicle posted the following article by Jo Bynum on its website on May 12.) CIMARRON, N.M. — “All aboard,” will still be heard in New Mexico under Amtrak’s proposed 5-year recovery plan. “I am especially pleased that...
May 12, 2003 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Utica Observer-Dispatch posted the following article by Bill Farrell on its website on May 12.) UTICA, N.Y. — Calling Amtrak a “resource-starved” agency, Rep. Sherwood Boehlert, R-New Hartford, said he supports its efforts to obtain nearly $1.8...
May 12, 2003 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Utica Observer-Dispatch posted the following Gannett News Service article by Ledyard King on its website on May 12.) ABOARD THE ACELA EXPRESS — Amtrak’s bullet-shaped train was built to travel as fast as 150 mph from Washington to Boston. But heading...
