Amtrak
Amtrak was created in the early 1970s to rescue America's failing passenger rail system by bringing it under the control of a single quasi-governmental authority. Trains had been the pri...
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The Illinois cornfields whizzing past Mark Hardacre's view from the Amtrak cafe car had nothing on the memorable splendor the Australian had already taken in on his trans-America adventure _ the Pa...
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A computer glitch caused a power failure last year that shut down the Washington-to-New York City rail corridor for two hours during the morning rush, Amtrak said Friday.Nearly nine months after th...
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Perennially cash-strapped Amtrak has found a new way to generate revenue — by turning an entire train into a moving billboard.A train used on the Acela Express, the railroad's premium Boston-...
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Amtrak has restored its credibility and is not the financial basket case it was five years ago, the national passenger railroad's outgoing chairman said.But David Laney, whom President Bush did not...
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Amtrak said Friday it has reached a preliminary deal with nine labor unions averting a potentially devastating strike at the end of January.Details of the agreement will not be released until it is...
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Amtrak reached a deal with nine labor unions averting a possible strike at the end of this month, the passenger railroad announced Friday."Investing in the railroad comes in many forms, and one of ...
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The Illinois cornfields whizzing past Mark Hardacre's view from the Amtrak cafe car had nothing on the memorable splendor the Australian had already taken in on his trans-America adventure _ the Pa...
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The Capitol Limited, an Amtrak train from Chicago, is scheduled to arrive in Washington every day at 1:30 p.m. But frequent rider Edda Ramos knows better than to make plans for the afternoon or eve...
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The Illinois cornfields whizzing past Mark Hardacre's view from the Amtrak cafe car had nothing on the memorable splendor the Australian had already taken in on his trans-America adventure — ...
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Amtrak is trying to gin up new business by offering $100 in free alcohol to customers on some overnight trains.The national passenger rail company is making the unusual offer to promote a new high-...
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Amtrak
Amtrak sees record ridership
