April 10, 2003 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette published the following story by Jonathan D. Silver on its website on April 10.) PITTSBURGH, Pa. — A woman traveling cross-country apparently leaped from a moving passenger train Tuesday night as it chugged through Pittsburgh,...
April 10, 2003 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Forbes.com posted the following column by Andrew T. Gillies on April 9.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Ever taken the train from Atlanta to Birmingham? It’s a pokey affair. The train, part of Amtrak’s New York to New Orleans run, makes the Atlanta-Birmingham...
April 10, 2003 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Reuters posted the following article on its website on April 9.) WASHINGTON — The Transportation Department will tell Congress on Thursday that Amtrak funding should be sufficient to avert the kind of financial crisis that almost caused a rail shutdown last...
April 8, 2003 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Louisville Courier-Journal posted the following Associated Press article on its website on April 7.) INDIANAPOLIS — Passenger train service through Indiana will become even less frequent this summer when Amtrak ends its route from Indianapolis to...
April 4, 2003 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Indianapolis Star posted the following article by John Tuohy on its website on April 3.) INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — Amtrak is eliminating its only train route between Louisville and Indianapolis, a slow, bumpy midnight ride with few passengers. The agency’s...
April 3, 2003 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following report on April 2.) SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Amtrak will continue to run its two state-subsidized rail lines through July 1 to give lawmakers time to consider increasing the amount the state can spend on the lines,...
April 2, 2003 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Lansing State Journal posted the following article by James McCurtis Jr. on its website on April 1.) EAST LANSING, Mich. — Amtrak will continue to run its two state-funded train lines through July 1 to give the Legislature time to possibly lift a $5.7...
April 2, 2003 | Amtrak, Headlines
(St. Joseph News-Press posted the following article on its website on April 2.) ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — Although some private companies expressed interest in providing passenger rail service between St. Louis and Kansas City, including St. Joseph-based Herzog Transit...
April 2, 2003 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Sarasota Herald-Tribune posted the following Associated Press article by Chelsea J. Carter on its website on April 2.) LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif. — Two men working near railroad tracks who may not have heard an approaching Amtrak train were killed by the...
April 1, 2003 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Columbia Daily Tribune posted the following article on its website on April 1.) COLUMBIA, MO. — The Amtrak office in Jefferson City is getting less personal. Starting tomorrow, Amtrak’s passenger rail stations in Jefferson City and Kirkwood will be...