October 17, 2002 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
CHICAGO — A decades-old switching point just north of Union Station was removed in recent days to prevent more Metra and Amtrak train derailments, the Chicago Sun-Times reported. “We’ve had three derailments, and they’ve all happened in...
October 17, 2002 | Amtrak, Headlines
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Amtrak President David L. Gunn yesterday proposed the creation of a federal trust fund for passenger rail similar to those that help build roads and airports, and he said states must eventually cover operating losses on all state and regional...
October 16, 2002 | Amtrak, Headlines
NEW YORK — The 6:25 a.m. 246 train from Schenectady to New York City will be no more when Amtrak’s new schedule takes effect on Oct. 28, the New York Business Review reported. The first train leaving Schenectady for New York City will now leave the station at...
October 16, 2002 | Accident, Amtrak, Headlines
CHICAGO — According to the Chicago Tribune, a worn track switch where two Metra trains derailed in separate incidents this year was partly to blame for an Amtrak train jumping the tracks last week, federal railroad officials said Tuesday. The morning after...
October 15, 2002 | Amtrak, Headlines
KANKAKEE, Ill. — The bronze tablet rests on a simple red granite platform in the triangular-shaped little park at Main and Marsile Streets, Bourbonnais. It tells the story of the worst single tragedy ever visited on the Kankakee area — a gut-wrenching...
October 15, 2002 | Amtrak, Headlines
BOSTON — Three bidders are vying to take over the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority’s commuter rail contract, and the winner could create a competitor for Amtrak, a heavily subsidized rail line. The Associated Press reports that Amtrak has opted not to...
October 14, 2002 | Amtrak, Headlines
BOSTON — As MBTA commuter rail passengers walk briskly through the dirty glass doors at South Station to their idling ride home, their expectations are low nowadays, reported the Boston Globe. Efforts to bolster the service with scheduling gadgets have faltered....
October 14, 2002 | Amtrak, Headlines
WASHINGTON — An Amtrak train was struck by two bullets early Saturday near Washington, D.C., but no one was hit, according to CNN. A spokeswoman for the passenger train line said federal authorities told her the shootings do not appear to be linked to the sniper...
October 14, 2002 | Amtrak, Headlines
BOSTON — The manufacturer of Amtrak’s Acela Express trains has devised a permanent fix to its faulty shock absorber brackets and hopes to begin field-testing the new equipment soon, company officials said Thursday. According to the Boston Herald,...
October 14, 2002 | Amtrak, Headlines
WASHINGTON — Amtrak will end its five-year effort to haul cars of express cargo on its passenger trains, a service that it had hoped would pump life into the struggling rail line, according to the Wall Street Journal. The move, approved by Amtrak’s board...
