March 10, 2003 | Accident, Amtrak, Headlines
(The following article by Rhonda Sciarra appeared in the Chicago Daily Herald.) CHICAGO — A Buffalo Grove teacher was struck and killed by an Amtrak train Friday morning in Gurnee. Kent Desormey, who taught physical education at Tripp Elementary School, was hit...
March 10, 2003 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Wichita Eagle published the following article by Alan Bjerga.) WASHINGTON — The Southwest Chief runs through Newton at 3 a.m. About 15 people board the train, most from Wichita but some from small towns in southern Kansas or northern Oklahoma. Every time...
March 6, 2003 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The New York Times online published the following Associated Press article.) WASHINGTON — In a marketing about-face, Amtrak will begin using the brand name “Acela” to describe only its premier high-speed train, Acela Express. Until now, conventional...
March 4, 2003 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Richmond Times-Dispatch posted the following column by Chip Jones on its website on March 3.) RICHMOND, Va. — Lois Cady recently learned the truth of that old adage, “There’s no free lunch.” Only for Cady, there was no free train ride....
March 3, 2003 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Times-Union posted the following article by Cathy Woodruff on its website on March 2.) ALBANY, N.Y. — Production of high-speed trains intended to streamline Amtrak service between Rensselaer and New York City is headed for another slowdown unless engines...
February 28, 2003 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The St. Louis Post-Dispatch posted the following Associated Press article by David A. Lieb on its website on February 27.) JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Encouraged by the prospect of getting more money, Amtrak said Thursday that it has decided to continue its twice...
February 28, 2003 | Amtrak, CSX, Headlines
(The following article by Don Phillips appeared in the Washington Post.) WASHINGTON — A sometimes testy meeting of CSX Transportation, Amtrak and Virginia officials on Tuesday produced a tentative agreement to help ensure that the next major snowstorm does not...
February 27, 2003 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Poughkeepsie Journal posted the following article by Michael Valkys on its website on February 27.) POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. — Mario Mino has been riding Amtrak for 10 years from the Rhinecliff station to Penn Station in Manhattan, where the Rhinebeck resident...
February 27, 2003 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The New York Times posted the following editorial on its website on February 27.) NEW YORK — After flirting last year with the idea of derailing the nation’s passenger railroad, Washington seems to have come to its senses. Thanks largely to the...
February 26, 2003 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Boston Globe posted the following article by Matthew Brelis on its website on February 26.) BOSTON — Seeking to derail Amtrak’s increasing market share in the Northeast Corridor and to ground upstart American Eagle, US Airways today will start touting...
