December 12, 2002 | Amtrak, Headlines
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Amtrak announced it will eliminate one of its daily passenger rail services on Jan. 27, 2003 to five Northern Ohio cities because the rail service had reliability problems, ran on a slow schedule and operated on a timetable that largely favored...
December 11, 2002 | Amtrak, Headlines
ALBANY, N.Y. — Discounted tickets on Amtrak’s Lake Shore Limited, which runs through the Rensselaer Rail Station en route from Chicago to New York City and back, will soon be just a mouse click away, the Business Review of Albany reported. Travelers...
December 11, 2002 | Amtrak, Headlines
WASHINGTON — Amtrak’s high-speed Acela Express service carried more than 2.5 million riders in its second year, which was marred by equipment problems, reports the Associated Press. The trains, serving the Boston-New York-Washington corridor, generated...
December 6, 2002 | Amtrak, Headlines
RUTLAND, Vt. — In a chilly corner of Rutland, Vermont, America’s passenger rail network is suffering its latest blow, according to FT.com. The town’s three-year-old station is unlocked by a caretaker for just two hours a day. The one-man ticket...
December 4, 2002 | Amtrak, Headlines
RICHMOND, Va. — The Richmond area has lots riding on the future of Amtrak, but the passenger railroad can survive only if Congress gives it a green light for improvements, the Richmond times-Dispatch reported. That was the message yesterday of Rep. Eric I....
December 4, 2002 | Amtrak, Headlines
GLASSPORT, Pa. — A man will go to trial for allegedly making a bomb threat aboard a Chicago-bound Amtrak train, stranding passengers just south of Pittsburgh for more than two hours, according to an Associated Press reported. Raymond Lamont Smith, 28, of...
December 2, 2002 | Amtrak, Headlines
ALBANY, N.Y. — Amtrak’s state-subsidized run through the North Country, considered one of the world’s most scenic passenger rail rides, could get derailed over a funding dispute between New York and the national train conglomerate, the Plattsburgh...
December 2, 2002 | Amtrak, Headlines
SEATTLE — Here in the busy north-south corridor west of the Cascade Mountains, Amtrak is having what it considers to be a reliability problem: six breakdowns among the trains that run between Eugene, Ore., and Vancouver, B.C., reports the Washington Post. To put...
November 27, 2002 | Amtrak, Headlines
ALBANY, N.Y. — A struggle between Amtrak and New York State has flared into public view, with Pataki administration officials accusing the faltering railroad of delaying projects and demanding too much money from the state, according to the New York Times. Among...
November 27, 2002 | Amtrak, Headlines
LANSING, Mich. — Three Michigan Amtrak ticket offices will close in January to save money for the financially troubled railway and the state, the Lansing State Journal reported. The East Lansing, Flint and Port Huron train stations will stay open but no agents...
