April 1, 2003 | Amtrak, Headlines
(NEPAnews.com posted the following article on its website on March 31.) SCRANTON, Pa. — There are almost as many people getting on and off Amtrak trains each year in Lewistown as live in the small borough, about 20 miles south of State College. Temple, Texas,...
March 31, 2003 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Toledo Blade posted the following article by David Patch on its website on March 30.) TOLEDO, Ohio — Amtrak train times through Toledo, which became concentrated during the wee hours last fall, may become more convenient, starting late next month. Instead...
March 31, 2003 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Mlive.com posted the following article by Edward Hoogterp of the Lansing Bureau on its website on March 31.) LANSING — When Amtrak’s International and Pere Marquette trains speed along the rails through the Michigan countryside, they’re carrying...
March 31, 2003 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Washington Post published the following article by Don Phillips on March 29.) WASHINGTON — Amtrak canceled several runs of its high-speed Acela trains yesterday after inspectors found indications of substandard maintenance practices, officials of the...
March 28, 2003 | Accident, Amtrak, Headlines
(The Fresno Bee posted the following article by Marc Benjamin on its website on March 28.) FRESNO, Calif. — With her car sheared in two pieces by an Amtrak train, Pamela Jones had one question as she was carried by stretcher to an ambulance: “How’s...
March 27, 2003 | Accident, Amtrak, Headlines
(The San Jose Mercury News posted the following Associated Press article on its website on March 27.) SAN LORENZO, Calif. — An SUV driver died when an Amtrak train hit his vehicle as he apparently tried to drive around crossing gates in San Lorenzo. San Leandro...
March 27, 2003 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following article by James McCurtis Jr. appeared in the Lansing State Journal on March 27.) LANSING, Mich. — The House Transportation Committee is expected to vote on a bill today that would lift a cap on the amount of state money Amtrak receives. The state...
March 26, 2003 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The South Bend Tribune posted the following article by Lou Mumford on its website on March 26.) SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Passenger-train service on all three routes that crisscross southwestern Michigan would continue as it is, at least for the next six months should...
March 25, 2003 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Associated Press distributed the following article on March 24.) LANSING, Mich. — The Michigan Department of Transportation on Monday offered a six-month contract to Amtrak to keep two of its passenger rail lines open in the state, but a company spokeswoman...
March 25, 2003 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Charleston Gazette posted the following article by Paul J. Nyden on its website on March 23.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — During budget debates on the Senate floor late Friday, Sen. Robert C. Byrd, D-W.Va., convinced a majority of senators to keep Amtrak alive. The...
