December 26, 2002 | Amtrak, Headlines
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Amtrak is increasing patrols of its trains and stations because of an FBI warning about a possible al-Qaida attack soon against passenger railroads, the Associated Press reported. Officials said the warning, based on information obtained from...
December 23, 2002 | Amtrak, Headlines
PORTHSMOUTH, N.H. — America’s use of mass transit remains only a fraction of the amount of travel by automobile, but inclement weather gives commuters more reason to get out from behind the wheel, the Portsmouth Herald reported. Storms early this month produced...
December 20, 2002 | Amtrak, Headlines
WASHINGTON, D.C. — In the short term, states are being asked to subsidize the unprofitable service provided to their communities by Amtrak. However, prodded by congressional Republicans and the Bush administration to find alternatives to Amtrak, states from the...
December 18, 2002 | Amtrak, Headlines
PHILADELPHIA — Add Amtrak tickets to the long list of travel-related goods and services you can bid for on eBay, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer. The railroad announced early this month that it would make a limited number of tickets available on the...
December 18, 2002 | Amtrak, Headlines
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — With a hearty “All aboard,” passenger rail service officially returned to a refurbished Union Station on Tuesday, in what local leaders view as a focal point for urban redevelopment, the Associated Press reported. With a four-piece...
December 18, 2002 | Amtrak, Headlines
LYONS, N.Y. — An Amtrak test train derailed Saturday west of Lyons, Wayne County, reports the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. According to the Wayne County Sheriff’s Department and CSX Transportation in Jacksonville, Fla., no one was injured in the accident,...
December 17, 2002 | Amtrak, Headlines
RICHMOND, Va. — Amtrak President David Gunn was nearing the end of a guided tour of Richmond’s Main Street Station yesterday when something caught his eye, the Richmond Times-Dispatch reported. He pointed out two support beams with badly corroded metal at...
December 17, 2002 | Amtrak, Headlines
BEECH GROVE, Ind. — According to the Indianapolis Star, workers at the nation’s largest Amtrak repair yard are being called back to work, but their employer faces an uncertain future. The Republican takeover of Congress doesn’t bode well for Amtrak,...
December 17, 2002 | Amtrak, Headlines
PORTLAND, Maine — The rail authority that runs the Downeaster is proposing a new fare system that would increase ticket prices on the most crowded trains and drop prices on runs that usually have many empty seats, the Morning Sentinel reported. Overall, fares...
December 16, 2002 | Amtrak, Headlines
PORTLAND, Maine — It raced past revenue projections. It chugged just shy of ridership goals. And it streaked to second place for on-time performance, the Associated Press reported. Amtrak’s Downeaster not only has proven to be a success in its first year,...
