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  • Published on Jan 24, 2020

    Amtrak ends policy that led to $25K charge for activists using wheelchairs

    Amtrak announced Thursday that it would end a policy that led it to quote a price of $25,000 for a group of activists who use wheelchairs to travel in-state. Earlier in January, the rail agency told members of Access Living, a Chicago-based organization …

    Source: Hill
  • Published on Jan 24, 2020

    Amtrak train hits maintenance truck; 6 are slightly injured

    NEWINGTON, Conn. - An Amtrak train collided Friday with a maintenance truck working on the tracks in Connecticut, resulting in minor injuries to six people on the train, officials said. Two workers were inside the truck when they saw the train approaching …

    Source: Brandon Sun
  • Published on Jan 24, 2020

    Amtrak backtracks on $25,000 charge to wheelchair passengers, promises policy review

    socastcmsRssStartJTPsocastcmsRssEnd mixmotive/iStock (NEW YORK) — Amtrak officials have apologized and said they’re suspending a policy after two wheelchair users in a group of five passengers were charged $25,000. Five members of Access Living, an …

    Source: WMAY
  • Published on Jan 24, 2020

    Amtrak’s $2.1B Acela upgrade may miss 2021 planned start

    WASHINGTON – Amtrak’s $2.1 billion upgrade to its high-speed Acela rail service between Washington and Boston may miss a planned start of paid customer service in 2021, according to the railroad’s internal watchdog. Delays in delivering new high-speed …

    Source: Providence Business News
  • Published on Jan 24, 2020

    Engineer at controls during deadly train derailment near DuPont sues Amtrak

    By The (Tacoma) News Tribune The engineer of the train that derailed near DuPont, Pierce County, in 2017 filed a lawsuit against Amtrak this week. Steven Brown’s complaint alleges he wasn’t properly trained and technology that could have stopped the train …

    Source: The Seattle Times
  • Published on Jan 23, 2020

    FRA approves move of high-speed train from Hornell to Colorado

    Federal Railroad Administration signs off on Amtrak’s permit application for a one-time movement HORNELL — All aboard! Next stop, Colorado. The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has signed off on Amtrak’s permit application for a one-time movement of …

    Source: Evening Tribune
  • Published on Jan 23, 2020

    We got behind-the-scenes footage of the new Acela fleet - The Points Guy

    Amtrak’s Acela interiors are getting a big upgrade come 2021, and we are counting down the days. The current Acela trains launched in 2000, and it’s the first time since then that they’ve been upgraded. (Photo by Brendan Dorsey / The Points Guy)   …

    Source: Google
  • Published on Jan 23, 2020

    Amtrak Suspends Policy That Had Disabilities Advocacy Group Being Charged $25,000 To Go From Chicago To Bloomington, Ill....

    CHICAGO (CBS) — Amtrak announced Wednesday that it is changing its policy so people with disabilities will not be charged $25,000 for train tickets. The rail line tried to charge the disabilities advocacy group Access Living the extra money to remove seats …

    Source: WBBM
  • Published on Jan 23, 2020

    Amtrak ends policy resulting in $25,000 bill for activists

    CHICAGO (AP) — Amtrak announced Wednesday the suspension of a pricing policy that resulted in a $25,000 travel bill for a group of wheelchair-bound activists heading to Bloomington-Normal, Illinois from Chicago for a conference and rally on disability …

    Source: Seattle Times
  • Published on Jan 23, 2020

    Amtrak Reverses Course On $25,000 Bill

    Members of the Illinois Network of Centers for Independent Living (INCIL) demonstrate in front of the Bloomington-Normal Amtrak station in Illinois to demand the suspension of an Amtrak policy that led to exorbitant fees for removing train seats to …

    Source: OPB News
  • Published on Jan 22, 2020

    Duckworth Calls Chicago Amtrak Quote For Wheelchair Users Outrageous

    Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., asks a question of Boeing Company President and Chief Executive Officer Dennis Muilenburg on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2019, during a Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation hearing on …

    Source: WJOL
  • Published on Jan 22, 2020

    Mobile dims chances for Amtrak renewal on Gulf Coast

    MOBILE, Ala. (AP) - Leaders in Alabama’s port city of Mobile are dimming chances for reviving passenger train service along the northern Gulf Coast. Member of the City Council’s finance committee withheld support for funding service through Alabama’s port …

    Source: Washington Times
  • Published on Jan 22, 2020

    Amtrak apologizes, drops $25,000 ticket price for wheelchair users

    CHICAGO (NBC) - A Chicago disability rights group expressed frustration after Amtrak gave a group in wheelchairs a $25,000 quote for a ride that typically costs $16. Now, Amtrak is reversing course on the quote. After years of using Amtrak for an annual, …

    Source: KWQC
  • Published on Jan 22, 2020

    Civil Rights Attorney Asked to Surrender Her Amtrak Seat

    By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor [email protected] When the secretary for the Montgomery, Alabama chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther …

    Source: Afro
  • Published on Jan 22, 2020

    Amtrak may soon sell bus-only tickets from Bakersfield to Santa Barbara, Victorville

    A vote coming Friday could give Amtrak permission to begin offering bus-only service from Bakersfield to Santa Barbara and Victorville. The vote by the San Joaquin Joint Powers Authority follows the governor's signature Oct. 8 on a bill ending a …

    Source: Bakersfield Californian
  • Published on Jan 22, 2020

    Man hit by Amtrak train in Stockton Tuesday expected to survive

    Cassie Dickman @byCassieDickman Tuesday Jan 21, 2020 at 4:35 PM Jan 21, 2020 at 4:51 PM STOCKTON — A man who was hit by an Amtrak train Tuesday morning in northeast Stockton is expected to survive, authorities say. Police were called to train tracks in the …

    Source: www.recordnet.com
  • Published on Jan 21, 2020

    Amtrak was going to charge group $25,000 to travel with wheelchairs. A ticket normally costs $16

    × Amtrak was going to charge group $25,000 to travel with wheelchairs. A ticket normally costs $16 A Chicago-based disability activist group won’t have to pay $25,000 to get its members to a conference on Wednesday in Bloomington, Illinois, a trip that …

    Source: WGHP
  • Published on Jan 21, 2020

    Amtrak to charge group $25,000 to travel with wheelchairs, tickets normally cost $16

    (CNN) — A Chicago-based disability activist group won’t have to pay $25,000 to get its members to a conference on Wednesday in Bloomington, Illinois, a trip that normally costs $16 a person each way. Access Living said it got the $25,000 round-trip quote …

    Source: WLVI
  • Published on Jan 21, 2020

    Amtrak almost charged a group $25k to travel with wheelchairs. A ticket usually costs $16

    "We were shocked, we thought there was a mistake in the email they sent us," Bridget Hayman with Access Living told CNN.In an email exchange obtained by CNN, an Amtrak agent explained that the train only had three spaces for wheelchairs, so it …

    Source: Mace and Crown
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