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  • Published on Dec 31, 2019

    Amtrak train service disrupted in Claremont

    Weather-related issues halted Amtrak train service that travels southward from Vermont on Monday. Service was delayed nearly six hours after Amtrak train 55 came into contact with a tree that had fallen on the tracks just south of the Claremont station. …

    Source: New Hampshire News
  • Published on Dec 29, 2019

    Mobile to decide key issue on Amtrak future on Gulf Coast

    Updated 7:16 am CST, Sunday, December 29, 2019 MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — City leaders are preparing to decide a key issue in restoring passenger train service along the northern Gulf Coast, where Amtrak hasn't operated regularly since Hurricane Katrina. …

    Source: Beaumont Enterprise
  • Published on Dec 28, 2019

    55-year-old man struck, killed by Amtrak train in Suffolk

    SUFFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — A 55-year-old man is dead after being hit by an Amtrak train Friday night. Suffolk Police say Kerry L. Hawkins, of Suffolk, was dead when they arrived at the railroad crossing in the 300 block of East Washington Street, on the side …

    Source: WAVY
  • Published on Dec 27, 2019

    This Travel Insider Offers A Peek Behind The Scenes Of Amtrak Auto Train

    Sylvia Longmire at the Lorton, Va., Amtrak station. Somewhere north of Orlando, Florida, and south of Georgia, Sylvia Longmire rotates her right forearm to reveal 15 rows of three-letter abbreviations inked onto her skin. I'd first glimpsed the tattoo …

    Source: NDTV
  • Published on Dec 27, 2019

    Tester calls for quickly restoring ticket agents in Havre, Shelby Amtrak stations

    U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., is doubling down on his efforts to restore ticket agents in some Amtrak stations including in Havre and Shelby. "I am reaching out today to highlight the importance of in-person ticket agents in Amtrak stations in rural …

    Source: Havre Daily News
  • Published on Dec 26, 2019

    Grandmother's bag full of Christmas presents for family stolen on Amtrak train to Fremont

    FREMONT, Calif. (KGO) -- 82-year-old Marcia Koven was happy to spend part of Christmas evening reading books to her great-grandchildren. But this isn't the start to the holidays she was hoping for . "It's very frightening. At 82, the first …

    Source: KGO
  • Published on Dec 23, 2019

    Amtrak train service will resume between Seattle and Portland on Monday after temporary suspension due to landslide

    By Seattle Times staff reporter Amtrak will resume train service between Seattle and Portland on Monday, after railway crews cleared a landslide from a set of tracks just south of Tacoma. BNSF Railway lifted a temporary moratorium on passenger trains …

    Source: The Seattle Times
  • Published on Dec 22, 2019

    Amtrak given the OK to resume passenger service between Seattle and Portland

    By Seattle Times staff reporter BNSF Railway will lift a suspension on passenger trains between Seattle and Portland on Sunday afternoon, after clearing a landslide from a set of railroad tracks just south of Tacoma. The railway officially cleared Amtrak …

    Source: The Seattle Times
  • Published on Dec 21, 2019

    Amtrak Suspends Train Service Between Portland And Seattle Due To Landslide

    Amtrak announced Friday that it has suspended all trains between Seattle and Portland due to a landslide. Amtrak said in a news release, scheduled and chartered buses will serve as substitute transportation between Seattle and Portland until 8:55 a.m.  …

    Source: OPB News
  • Published on Dec 21, 2019

    After two months in limbo, Amtrak riders will have shelter in Missouri’s capital city

    JEFFERSON CITY — Workers put the finishing touches on a used, green office trailer that will serve as a waiting area for Amtrak riders. The old station was closed in October 2019 for safety purposes. Kurt Erickson JEFFERSON CITY — It won’t be like the …

    Source: STLtoday.com
  • Published on Dec 20, 2019

    Amtrak ticket agent language passes out of Senate

    Staff and wire report A release from U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., said he used his seat as a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee to deliver a number of big wins for Montana as part of a package of bills to fund the government that cleared the U …

    Source: Havre Daily News
  • Published on Dec 19, 2019

    City contemplates $3 million commitment to bring back Amtrak to Mobile

    Decision must be made by the end of the year by: Peter Albrecht Posted: Dec 18, 2019 / 03:26 PM CST / Updated: Dec 18, 2019 / 08:55 PM CST MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — The Mobile City Council’s Finance Committee will meet Thursday at Government Plaza …

    Source: WKRG
  • Published on Dec 17, 2019

    Can High-Speed Trains Save America?

    Can High-Speed Trains Save America? Todd Parsons is working on a problem. It’s a math problem. Calculus. He is a professor at the Sorbonne in Paris, where he applies probability theory to biology as a way to predict how and why diseases spread. He hopes it …

    Source: Beaumont Enterprise
  • Published on Dec 18, 2019

    2 injured after Amtrak train carrying 90 people crashes into cement truck

    LIBERTY COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) -- Two people were injured after an Amtrak train passing through Liberty County crashed into a cement truck. It happened around 2 p.m. Tuesday along FM-621, just north of FM-1960 and west of Dayton. According to DPS, the train …

    Source: KTRK
  • Published on Dec 17, 2019

    Cement truck collides with Amtrak train in Liberty County

    Investigation underway in a collision involving a cement mixer and an Amtrak train in Dayton in Liberty County, Dec. 17, 2019. Investigation underway in a collision involving a cement mixer and an Amtrak train in Dayton in Liberty County, Dec. 17, 2019. …

    Source: Houston Chronicle
  • Published on Dec 17, 2019

    Pensacola nonprofit wants to build monument for women veterans at old Amtrak station

    A museum and monument dedicated to women veterans could soon stand at the city's old Amtrak station building. Michelle Caldwell, who is behind the nonprofit Monument to Women Veterans, is in the process of raising money for the roughly $2 million …

    Source: Pensacola News Journal
  • Published on Dec 17, 2019

    Amtrak delayed after freight train-SUV collision in Macomb

    By Nick VlahosPeoria Journal Star Monday Dec 16, 2019 at 4:42 PM Dec 16, 2019 at 4:42 PM MACOMB — Slick weather helped cause a collision between a freight train and a sport-utility vehicle Sunday night in Macomb, authorities stated. The accident during a …

    Source: Monmouth Daily Review Atlas
  • Published on Dec 16, 2019

    I-66 toll money shift could be key to major VRE, Metro and Amtrak expansion

    A piece of Interstate 66 toll money could be the key to major Metro and VRE improvements. One concept involves building a new “Rosslyn II” station and realigning rail service around Rosslyn to better support travel demand within Northern Virginia. ( …

    Source: WTOP
  • Published on Oct 9, 2019

    When Amtrak called, I answered and got a travel voucher for a botched Acela train

    Have you ever had something so unexpected and so positive happen to you that it made you wonder if hell had frozen over? I had an experience like that the other day, kicked off by a call from Amtrak. Yes, Amtrak. I was sure it was a robocall, so I didn’t …

    Source: The Washington Post
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