Ann Arbor-Detroit train delayed Carmine Palombo of the Southeast Michigan Council of Governments said early 2008 is probably the soonest a commuter rail...
New Orleans weighs evacuation plans NEW ORLEANS -- With hurricane season less than two months away and memories of Katrina less than two years old, city...
Amtrak testing new diner/lounge car AUSTIN, Texas -- The times are a-changin'. Gone are the days of Cary Grant and Eva Marie Saint stealing romantic...
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Teen faces 17 counts in Amtrak attack Authorities said a teenager accused of assaulting an Amtrak engineer with rocks and bottles in what appears to have...
Amtrak bill clears first hurdle WASHINGTON -- Amtrak legislation sponsored by U.S. Sen. Frank Lautenberg won unanimous approval from the Senate Commerce...
Matt, Thanks for sharing. Via Rail has already gone to a service plan like this on some of the long haul trains. (The Ocean comes to mind) There was an article...
Here is an official plan the Sunset LTD will come off and the Crescent train's 19 and 20 would run 3 days a week between New Orleans, LA and San Antonio, TX...
The paper work has been sent to all Freight Railroads all of the Railroads have agreed to this except for the UP. Matt Marderosian Director of Save Our Trains...
Erik, It does sound like Amtrak is trying to increase revenue in the Dining Car, but I'm in agreement with you, making everyone eat in the lounge car just...
Amtrak launches .mobi Web site Continuing in its role as a leader in online access, Amtrak May 7 announced the launch of Amtrak.mobi, a new domain for...
To stay informed go to WWW.UTU.ORG SEND AMTRAK MESSAGE MAY 17Let’s collectively, loudly and visibly send a message to Amtrak’s president and board of...
At this time all trains are being rerouted on the Liviona sub and the bridge is going to be out for the next 4 days due to a baot hitting the bridge. The ...
Amtrak ridership grows 5 percent WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Amtrak said it carried 14.3 million passengers in the past year, a 5 percent increase over the same...
To stay informed go to WWW.UTU.ORG UTU RALLIES FOR AMTRAKWASHINGTON, D.C. -- Some 300 UTU members joined thousands of other transportation workers in...
To: BNSF Carload Customers 05/15/2007 Update - Bridge Outage Bayou Boeuf, Louisiana This is a service advisory update to the outage of the mainline swing...
To stay informed go to WWW.UTU.ORG DUTY TO BARGAIN AS AGREED The UTU has asked a federal court to order the nation’s major railroads to bargain in good...
Illinois Amtrak routes gain riders, lose time (The following column, "Amtrak sidetracked: Illinois routes gain riders, lose time," was written by John...
I take the Lakeshore limited between Buffalo and Detroit quite often and was sad to see how the schedule from Det to Buffalo has changed. I will still take the...
Woman leaps from VIA Rail train NORTH THOMPSON, B.C. -- VIA Rail made an unscheduled stop in Birch Island at 8:20 p.m. on May 12, according to this report...
Yes it is amazing how people can survive these accidents. I can remember when I was a Conductor with State Rail here in NSW Australia. I was working the South...
************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. As Amtrak cuts services private enterprise could seize the opportunity to place...
Amtrak Pontiac-to-Chicago route may get funds LANSING, Mich. -- Amtrak's chief said yesterday (May 24) that the popular Pontiac-to-Chicago line could be...
Amtrak's popularity rises as punctuality slides BANGOR, Mich. -- The 5-year-old girl leaned against the Amtrak train window with a cell phone against her...
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