January 6, 2003 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following Associated Press article was published in the January 6 issue of the Seattle Times.) EUGENE, Ore. — Although most of the travel industry is moving at barely a crawl, ridership on Amtrak’s Cascades regional line connecting Eugene to...
January 3, 2003 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following article by Matt Weiser was published in the 1-2-03 online issue of the Bakersfield Californian.) BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — The latest effort to restore Amtrak passenger trains to the Tehachapis has stalled in frustration after Union Pacific Railroad...
January 2, 2003 | Amtrak, Headlines
ALBANY, N.Y. — Sleek, shiny and built for speed, the two reconditioned Turboliner trains sit idle outside Amtrak’s local maintenance shop, the Albany Times Union reported. After laying out millions for Super Steel Schenectady to rebuild seven of the...
January 2, 2003 | Amtrak, Headlines
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A pair of Amtrak trains were delayed and homes surrounding a rail yard were evacuated for about two hours after a suspicious package was found aboard a tanker car filled with diesel fuel, the Associated Press reported. A railworker found the...
December 30, 2002 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
ORANGE COUNTY, Calif. — A deal struck between Metrolink and a Florida-based railroad operator is expected to keep the commuter rail running regardless of financial woes that might jeopardize Amtrak, which provides Metrolink trains with engineers and conductors,...
December 30, 2002 | Amtrak, Headlines
WASHINGTON — For more than three decades, Congress and the White House have given Amtrak enough to keep its network of passenger trains running but not enough, its supporters say, to develop the kind of long-term program necessary for success, reports Gannett...
December 27, 2002 | Amtrak, Headlines
RUTLAND, Vt. — Seventy-six passengers on a Rutland train bound for New York City spent more than four hours shivering after the engine broke down Thursday outside Whitehall, N.Y., the Rutland Herald reported. “They were stuck there for hours without heat,” said...
December 26, 2002 | Amtrak, Headlines, High Speed Rail
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Amtrak officials are “working through the issues” that caused New York state Transportation Commissioner Joseph Boardman to go public with complaints about Amtrak’s commitment to high-speed rail traffic upstate, said Amtrak...
December 26, 2002 | Accident, Amtrak, Headlines
WILTON, N.Y. — A snowmobile accident has claimed the life of a 22-year-old in Wilton, television station WTEN reported. State Police said Justin Ordon was riding his snowmobile along a set of train tracks yesterday around 4:00, when he was hit from behind by an...
December 26, 2002 | Amtrak, Headlines
SACRAMENTO — As part of its bid to survive, Amtrak is asking California and other states to sell Congress on a new state-federal cost-sharing plan, the Californian reported. Amtrak staff has outlined a possible plan calling for states to pay operating costs of...
