November 6, 2002 | Amtrak, Headlines
PHOENIX, Ariz. — The international engineering services firm AMEC has been selected by Amtrak for the nationwide provision of a broad range of environmental services. Under a contract signed by the two parties, AMEC’s Earth & Environmental offices...
November 5, 2002 | Amtrak, Headlines
CHENOA, Ill. — The Associated Press reporta that Amtrak train service between Chicago and St. Louis was suspended while workers attempted to remove 200,000 bushels of corn from a leaning grain elevator, authorities said. The tracks were closed temporarily Monday...
November 5, 2002 | Amtrak, Headlines
BOSTON — On Friday, Amtrak eliminated what it once described as a travel industry first – a no-questions-asked customer satisfaction guarantee, accordng to an editorial in the Boston Globe. It was handled relatively quietly. The news was leaked several...
November 4, 2002 | Amtrak, Headlines, High Speed Rail
(BLE Editor’s Note: Steve Fleming is a member of BLE Division 45 in Carbondale, Ill.) NORMAL, Ill. — Perched high above the lonely, flat landscape of the Midwest in a grimy General Electric locomotive, Amtrak engineer Steve Fleming pulled the throttle all...
October 31, 2002 | Amtrak, Headlines
WASHINGTON — Amtrak is taking an optimistic approach to budget uncertainty, rehiring furloughed workers and repairing wrecked equipment in anticipation of federal funds that some in Congress still hope to reduce, according to the Associated Press. Amtrak...
October 29, 2002 | Amtrak, Headlines
LOS ANGELES — Five years ago, Patty Pogemiller was one of many county residents enduring the traffic nightmare along Southern California highways as part of her commute from Moorpark to her job in downtown Los Angeles, the Ventura Country Star reported....
October 29, 2002 | Amtrak, Headlines
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Amtrak restored full Acela Express service between New York and Boston yesterday for the first time since the high-speed trains were idled because of mechanical problems two months ago, although service between Washington and New York...
October 29, 2002 | Amtrak, Headlines
WASHINGTON — Amtrak and Montreal-based Bombardier Inc. have put up a cooperative front to fix cracks that have sidelined part of the high-speed Acela Express fleet for two months, reported the Associated Press. But in court, the passenger railroad and the train...
October 28, 2002 | Amtrak, Headlines
LORTON, Va. — It’s no bullet train — the 861-mile trip takes more than 16 hours — but the Amtrak Auto Train offers a break for travelers weary of driving up and down I-95 between Washington, D.C., and Orlando, Fla., the Associated Press...
October 28, 2002 | Amtrak, Headlines
WASHINGTON — Amtrak said on Friday it would restore full Acela Express service between New York and Boston this week for the first time since the high-speed trains were idled by a mechanical problem this summer, reports Reuters. The railroad said it would offer...
