March 25, 2003 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Chicago television station WMAQ posted the following article on its website on March 24.) CHICAGO — Federal agents on Monday located a Jordanian air marshal on an Amtrak train en route to Florida two days after he failed to leave the United States during his...
March 24, 2003 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Boston Globe posted the following Associated Press article on its website on March 24.) PORTLAND, Maine — After a successful inaugural year, Amtrak’s Downeaster experienced a sharp drop in ridership in the first two months of 2003, prompting renewed...
March 24, 2003 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Huntington, W.Va., Herald-Dispatch posted the following article by Raju Chebium on its website on March 23.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Sen. Robert Byrd believes Amtrak needs twice the money President Bush has set aside for it in his proposed budget for next year....
March 24, 2003 | Amtrak, CSX, Headlines
(The Washington Post published the following article by Don Phillips on March 22.) WASHINGTON — Amtrak President David L. Gunn apologized to Virginia commuters yesterday afternoon for lengthy delays on commuter trains operated by Amtrak that were ordered to...
March 20, 2003 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Mercury-Register posted the following article by Mary Weston on its website on March 20.) OROVILLE, Calif. — Amtrak’s Coast Starlight has not been traveling through Chico lately, detouring instead through Oroville and up the Feather River Canyon, due...
March 18, 2003 | Amtrak, Headlines, UP
Union Pacific repairs force Amtrak to reroute (The Record Searchlight posted the following article by David Benda on its website on March 18.) REDDING, Calif. — Redding residents wanting to hop on the train will first have to drive a few hours. Amtrak’s...
March 17, 2003 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following article by Matthew L. Wald appeared in the New York Times.) WASHINGTON — Amtrak is far from healthy, but after its near-death experience last summer, top management is newly hopeful. It has won a federal subsidy for the current fiscal year that is...
March 17, 2003 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Forbes.com published the following Reuters article.) WASHINGTON — The Bush administration says it is willing to quickly grant Amtrak the money it needs to operate but warns it may require cuts in service or delays in capital improvements to ensure the national...
March 14, 2003 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Lansing State Journal posted the following article by James McCurtis Jr. on its website on March 14.) LANSING, Mich. — Amtrak offered the state a proposal Thursday to keep rail service going until May 15, which would give legislators more time to lift the...
March 12, 2003 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following article by Mac Daniel appeared in the Boston Globe on March 12.) BOSTON — U.S. Representative Michael E. Capuano has asked federal auditors in the Department of Transportation to examine the commuter rail contract between the MBTA and Amtrak after...
