January 22, 2003 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following Associated Press article by David A. Lieb was published in the January 21 online issue of the Kansas City Star.) JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Unless Missouri comes up with more money by the end of next month, Amtrak plans to eliminate one of its two...
January 21, 2003 | Amtrak, Headlines
WASHINGTON — Amtrak, while seeking $1.2 billion from Congress to keep its trains operating this year, is quietly informing federal government officials it will need much more next year: $1.5 billion to $2 billion to start addressing long-neglected capital needs...
January 20, 2003 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Gary Martin was published in the January 17 issue of the San Antionio Express-News.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — A handful of Senate Republicans bucked GOP leadership and joined a bipartisan amendment that would restore $1.2 billion in Amtrak...
January 17, 2003 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Chris Poynter was published in the January 16 issue of the Louisville Courier-Journal.) LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Amtrak’s Kentucky Cardinal passenger train, which rolled into the Louisville area in 1999 with predictions that it would bring...
January 17, 2003 | Amtrak, Headlines
WASHINGTON — Reuters reports that facing another threat from Amtrak to shut down service, the U.S. Senate set up a showdown late on Thursday with the House of Representatives and the Bush administration over passenger rail funding. The full Senate approved an...
January 16, 2003 | Amtrak, Headlines
WASHINGTON — According to Reuters, Amtrak president David Gunn warned Congress on Wednesday the U.S. national passenger railroad could begin a shutdown within months if lawmakers made wholesale cuts in his request for $1.2 billion in funding. The railroad...
January 15, 2003 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Corey Lyons was published in the January 15 issue of the Contra Costa Times.) MARTINEZ, Calif. — A passenger railroad has nearly doubled its speed through an industrial part of Martinez, raising alarms about the prospect of a collision....
January 14, 2003 | Amtrak, BNSF, Headlines
(The following article by Cathy Logg was published in the January 14 issue of The Herald in Everett, Wash.) EDMONDS, Wash. — Authorities say that public education rather than fences along railroad tracks are what’s needed to prevent pedestrians from...
January 13, 2003 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following Associated Press article was published on the ABC.com website on January 13.) OAKLAND, Calif. — Amtrak riders headed toward Sacramento will be offered a new relaxing amenity on board the train dollar-a-minute neck and shoulder massages. Starting...
January 13, 2003 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following article by David Patch was published in the January 11 issue of the Toledo Blade.) TOLEDO, Ohio — Amtrak’s Pennsylvanian will continue running through Toledo a little while longer, though exactly how long is unknown. Kathleen Cantillon, an Amtrak...
