1 December 2008, 9:02 am
Driver uninjured, car totaled after train collision in RichmondSan Jose Mercury News, USA - 1 hour agoIt was not immediately clear how train service was affected. A spokesperson for Amtrak could not be immediately reached this morning.... Read More »
1 December 2008, 3:25 am
New federal law should cut Amtrak delays in Mo.Belleville News Democrat, USA - 6 hours agoA new law is expected to improve the on-time record of Amtrak passenger trains nationwide, especially on the Kansas City-to-St. Louis run. ...... Read More »
1 December 2008, 3:24 am
Despite unpleasant weather, holiday travel was mostly uneventful ...Baltimore Sun, United States - 6 hours agoAmtrak reported a "strong holiday period" last week. "We are not sure if it beat last year's numbers," said Marc Magliari, a Chicago-based spokesman for ...... Read More »
1 December 2008, 12:01 am
Amtrak names new CEOChicago Tribune, United States - 10 hours agoAmtrak tapped the administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration to lead the national passenger railroad for a year. Joseph Boardman replaces Chief ...Amtrak's maintenance practices skirted agreement, Caltrans says... Read More »
30 November 2008, 12:21 pm
New York TimesWashington Strains For InaugurationNew York Times, United States - 21 hours agoEighteen Washington-bound trains on the Northeast Corridor are already sold out for the long weekend, and Amtrak is monitoring whether to add more trains to ...... Read More »
30 November 2008, 12:04 am
Amtrak train crashes into car; 3 killedSun-Sentinel.com, FL - Nov 30, 2008The Florida Highway Patrol said two men and one woman died when the Amtrak train hit the car Friday evening in Orlando. A fourth passenger, Victor Carillo, ...Video: 3 Dead After Car, Train Collide in Florida Associa... Read More »
29 November 2008, 11:41 pm
Amtrak station gets busThe Ann Arbor News - MLive.com, MI - Nov 29, 2008BY JOHN MULCAHY The Ann Arbor Transportation Authority will launch a bus route between the Blake Transit Center on Fourth Avenue and the Amtrak station on ...... Read More »
29 November 2008, 8:17 pm
Three People Killed By Amtrak TrainInjuryBoard.com, FL - Nov 29, 2008Three Orlando, FL, residents were killed when an Amtrak train struck a car that was driving across the train tracks, according to authorities. ...3 killed in car struck by Amtrak train that bypassed crossing gate ... Orla... Read More »
28 November 2008, 11:16 am
Woman, child hurt in Amtrak train accident in IowaKPTM-TV, NE - Nov 28, 2008AP - November 28, 2008 2:14 PM ET BURLINGTON, Iowa (AP) - A woman and her infant daughter have been injured after being struck by an Amtrak passenger train ...... Read More »
25 November 2008, 2:01 pm
NECNAmtrak Names New Chief ExecutiveWall Street Journal - Nov 25, 2008AP WASHINGTON -- Amtrak on Tuesday tapped the administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration to lead the national passenger railroad for a year. ...Amtrak Names US Rail Agency’s Boardman as New Chief (Update1) Bloombe... Read More »