February 5, 2003 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Mobile Register posted the following story by Sean Reilly on its website on February 5.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — To rail buffs of a certain age, the sight of the Sunset Limited rumbling along the Mobile waterfront may trigger a pleasurable flashback to the day...
February 5, 2003 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Newsday.com posted the following Associated Press article on its website on February 4.) NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Amtrak won’t ever earn enough money to support itself and needs a budget larger than what President Bush is proposing, the train service’s...
February 4, 2003 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following article by Ledyard King appeared in USA Today.) WASHINGTON — The Bush administration’s budget plan for next year would eliminate Amtrak’s ”underused and inefficient” long-distance trains. That could reduce, and in some...
February 4, 2003 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story was found on the Washington Post’s website on February 4 .) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Bush’s $54.3 billion budget for the Department of Transportation budget in general would provide some increase for most programs, although not as much as...
February 4, 2003 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following article by Reuters was published in today’s online version of the New York Times.) WASHINGTON — The Bush administration proposed on Monday that Amtrak eliminate long-distance trains, some of which lose hundreds of dollars per passenger, in a more...
February 3, 2003 | Amtrak, Headlines, STB
(CentralMaine.com posted the following Associated Press article by Clarke Canfield on February 1.) PORTLAND, Maine — A federal transportation panel ruled Friday that the Downeaster passenger train can operate at speeds of up to 79 mph on its Portland-to-Boston...
February 3, 2003 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Indianapolis television station WTHR posted the following story by Julia Moffitt on its website on January 30.) BEECH GROVE, Ind. — Despite a short bank account and dwindling workforce, Amtrak is still breaking through the tough times to stay in business. The...
January 29, 2003 | Accident, Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Mark Larabee was posted on the Portland Oregonian’s website on January 29.) PORTLAND, Ore. — A man died after being hit by an Amtrak train Tuesday in Southeast Portland, authorities said. The man, described by officials as a transient,...
January 29, 2003 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following Reuters story by John Crawley was published in the Boston Globe on January 29) WASHINGTON – Amtrak and the makers of its Acela trains have agreed on a plan to permanently fix suspension system cracks on locomotives that prompted the railroad to...
January 28, 2003 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Cathy Woodruff was posted in the January 28 online edition of the Albany Times Union.) ALBANY, N.Y. — The allure of a sparkling new station appears to have boosted Capital Region train travel, but office space there is proving a tougher...
