October 11, 2002 | Accident, Amtrak, Headlines
CHICAGO — Metra and Amtrak officials said trains were running on time Friday morning, despite massive delays that started with a train derailment Thursday afternoon, according to NBC5 in Chicago. An Amtrak train derailed just after 2:00 p.m., causing service...
October 10, 2002 | Amtrak, Headlines
BOSTON — Bay State lawmakers met with Amtrak President David Gunn yesterday to discuss Amtrak’s stewardship of the MBTA commuter rail, but said they came away from the hourlong discussion disappointed, the Boston Herald reported. “A lot of the...
October 9, 2002 | Amtrak, Headlines
BOCA RATON, Fla. — Guests calling into Amtrak’s 1.800.USA.RAIL reservation line are voicing their approval for the passenger rail’s perky, customer service agent named “Julie.” Julie debuted last October as the voice of Amtrak’s new...
October 9, 2002 | Amtrak, Headlines
BOSTON — The Boston Globe reported that 83 percent of Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) commuter trains left stations without the required number of conductors for at least 32 weeks last year, causing major problems with fare collections and...
October 7, 2002 | Amtrak, Headlines
WASHINGTON — A group of mayors urged Congress on Friday to give Amtrak the $1.2 billion it insists it needs to continue full service for the next year, reported the Associated Press. “An adequately funded national passenger rail system is essential for the...
October 7, 2002 | Amtrak, Headlines
WASHINGTON — U.S. mayors urged approval of Amtrak’s $1.2 billion budget request on Friday, saying that a proposal in Congress to reduce spending on unprofitable long-distance routes would devastate service to dozens of cities and hurt regional...
October 4, 2002 | Amtrak, Headlines
DUNSMUIR, Calif. — Amtrak may soon croon a swan song on the Dunsmuir platform, and that has city officials singing the blues, the Sacramento Bee reported. The company has told the historic railroad town to provide a heated depot — with bathroom facilities...
October 3, 2002 | Amtrak, Headlines
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Rather than take steps to strengthen Amtrak passenger rail services, the U.S. House approved a transportation budget that would eliminate some trains, including two Ohio services. Also, if that budget becomes law, non-user fee subsidies to...
October 3, 2002 | Amtrak, Headlines
TOLEDO, Ohio — Like traveling in the middle of the night? Only hard-core night owls will love the new Amtrak schedule that takes effect Oct. 27 for trains through Toledo, the Toledo Blade reported. Toledo’s passenger rail service, already concentrated during the...
October 3, 2002 | Amtrak, Headlines
BOSTON — When a Wellesley man died of a heart attack aboard a Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority commuter rail train last summer, rail officials vowed to make improvements in how they handle medical emergencies, the Boston Globe reported. But officials...
