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Montana man to spend a month in prison

(The Great Falls Tribune posted the following story on its website on April 17.) GREAT FALLS, Mont. — James House of Shelby will spend a month in a federal prison for stealing almost $19,000 in ticket money from Amtrak. U.S. District Judge Sam E. Haddon also...

Amtrak lowers fares, adds trains

(The Hartford Courant posted the following Associated Press article on its website on April 15.) HARTFORD, Conn. — Amtrak will lower fares and add additional trains on its Springfield, Mass. to New Haven route, the railroad announced Tuesday. The commuter rail...

Capitol Corridor expands service

(The Contra Costa Times posted the following article by Lisa Vorderbrueggen on its website on April 16.) WALNUT CREEK, Calif. — At a time when transit agencies all over the nation are losing riders in droves, Capitol Corridor will add its third train in the past...

A long-delayed train put on the track at last

(The Albany Times-Union posted the following article by Cathy Woodruff on its website on April 15.) ALBANY, N.Y. — New York’s first rebuilt Turboliner train made its inaugural round trip to New York City with paying passengers aboard on Monday, marking a...

Gunn says Downeaster will continue

(Maine television station WLBZ posted the following story on its website on April 14.) BANGOR, Maine — Visiting Maine Friday, the president of Amtrak said despite the rail carrier’s financial problems, it will honor its commitment to the Downeaster train...

Commuters on Downeasters swear by rail

(The Hampton Union posted the following article by Sue Morse on its website on April 14.) HAMPTON, N.H. — I board the Downeaster in Dover on Tuesday with about a dozen other passengers to take the morning commuter train into Boston. What is an adventure and a...

N.C. trains get back on track

(The High Point Enterprise posted the following article by Michele Abbott on its website on April 11.) HIGH POINT, N.C. — The state transportation department had good news Thursday for the 2,500-plus passengers who travel from Charlotte to Raleigh each month on...

Peace Train

(The following article by Chana R. Schoenberger was posted on Forbes.com on April 10.) NEW YORK — The third-degree security checks now reassuring commercial air travelers since Sept. 11 are nowhere to be found at Amtrak. The national passenger rail service...

Agreement launches new era of Amtrak accountability

(The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release on April 10.) WASHINGTON – In testimony before the Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Treasury and Independent Agencies today, Deputy Secretary of Transportation Michael P....