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Seven injured after truck hits Amtrak train near Suisun: SOLANO COUNTY -- Seven people were injured Sunday evening after a truck ran into an Amtrak train 10 miles east of Suisun, a train official said. The furniture delivery truck slammed into the dining car of Amtrak Capitol Corridor Train No. 736 where Fry Road crosses the train...; Tags: Amtrak, car, Sacramento, train; Research articles 2008-07-06
A fix for high prices: why not rail transit? Plenty of good reasons exist to ride the rails. The passenger's personal pocketbook may matter most: [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Perhaps it's simply a matter of price. 'For decades, rail transit operators, promoters, and even users have wondered what the magic formula might be for increased ridership. Depending on their capital and/or operating budgets, established old-time transit agencies (such as New York's MTA) and newcomers alike (Charlotte...; Tags: agency, Amtrak, car, gasoline, MARKETING, Planning, Sacramento; Research articles 2008-06-01
Rail congestion: Freight-train network in U.S. faces 'calamity': CHICAGO -- Railway executive Matthew Rose stood before fellow industry leaders, pointing to a map meant to tell the future of the U.S. rail freight network. It was drenched in red -- east to west, north to south. The blotches illustrated areas where, by 2035, traffic jams could...; Tags: Amtrak, car, Chamber, congestion, network, train, Transportation, U.S.; Research articles 2008-05-30
ALL ABOARD AMTRAK: By Mike Hall THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL Travelers intent on seeking relief from ever-rising fuel costs have been turning their attention to a mode of transportation that was crossing the country long before the advent of airplanes, buses and automobiles. The number of passengers using Amtrak...; Tags: Amtrak, car, Missouri, train, Transportation; Research articles 2008-04-27
ALL ABOARD AMTRAK: By Mike Hall THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL Travelers intent on seeking relief from ever-rising fuel costs have been turning their attention to a mode of transportation that was crossing the country long before the advent of airplanes, buses and automobiles. The number of passengers using Amtrak...; Tags: Amtrak, car, Missouri, train, Transportation; Research articles 2008-04-27

Car, train, bus in accident near tracks: OAKLAND -- A Capitol Corridor commuter train struck a car near the Jack London Square Amtrak station Monday evening, prompting an AC Transit bus to illegally pass railroad crossing gates and become jackknifed on the tracks. Several trains were delayed, the worst an hour and fifteen minutes...; Tags: accident, Amtrak, car, train; Research articles 2008-03-11
Train hits car near Jack London Square: OAKLAND _ A Capitol Corridor commuter train struck a car near the Jack London Square Amtrak station Monday evening, prompting an AC Transit bus to illegally pass railroad crossing gates and become jackknifed on the tracks. Several trains were delayed; the worst was an hour and 15...; Tags: Amtrak, car, train; Research articles 2008-03-10
The North American passenger rail market: AMTRAK Amtrak again emerged semi-victorious in its annual financial tug-of-war with the White House, thanks to the omnibus funding bill passed on Dec. 26. The Administration proposed an inadequate $900 million, but H.R. 2764, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2008, produced $1.325 billion. Although $255 million less than requested,...; Tags: Amtrak, Bombardier Inc., car, construction, downtown, North, Penn, South; Research articles 2008-03-01
Leaking tanker car stalls Amtrak train: OAKLAND -- A railroad tanker car leaking corrosive material Wednesday morning stopped an Amtrak Capitol Corridor train in Oakland, stranding commuters for a half-hour and forcing them onto BART, buses and another train so they could continue their trips. Zoe Richmond, a spokeswoman for Union Pacific Railroad,...; Tags: Amtrak, car, Oakland; Research articles 2008-02-21
Leaking tanker car stalls train in Oakland: OAKLAND -- A railroad tanker car leaking corrosive material Wednesday morning stopped an Amtrak Capitol Corridor train in Oakland, stranding commuters for a half-hour and forcing them onto BART, buses and another train so they could continue their trips. Zoe Richmond, a spokeswoman for Union Pacific Railroad,...; Tags: Amtrak, car, Oakland; Research articles 2008-02-21
Rail tanker leak creates Amtrak delays: A railroad tanker car leaking corrosive material this morning stopped an Amtrak Capitol Corridor train in Oakland this morning, stranding commuters for a half-hour and forcing them onto BART, buses and a train to Chicago to continue their trips. ``There was a tanker leak in our yard''...; Tags: Amtrak, car, spill; Research articles 2008-02-20
Capricious Commuter: My public transit rage: EDITOR'S NOTE: This is a sampling of transportation writer Erik N. Nelson's Capricious Commuter blog on getting about the Bay Area. Read more at InsideBayArea.com. Dec. 7 I have to start by saying that our personal vehicles bring out the worst in us. We're...; Tags: Amtrak, Cable, car, Editor, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Transportation; Research articles 2007-12-10
Transit rage EDITOR'S NOTE: This is a sampling of transportation: Dec. 7 I have to start by saying that our own personal vehicles bring out the worst in us. We're in control. We're anonymous. Those other faceless operators are trying to get ahead of us and we hate them for it. But public transit...; Tags: Amtrak, Cable, car, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Transportation; Research articles 2007-12-10
Brickbats: [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Roosevelt Sims was experiencing diabetic shock, but an Amtrak crew thought he was drunk. They put him off the train in the middle of a national forest in Arizona, two miles from the nearest road. He was found several days later, dehydrated and disoriented, about two miles...; Tags: Amtrak, car, grass, HEALTHCARE; Research articles 2007-12-01
A movable feast: Luxury rides the rails: ABOARD THE GRANDLUXE LIMITED -- California's boulder-strewn Truckee River and the Sierra Nevada Mountains provide five-star luncheon scenery as passengers in the GrandLuxe dining car spoon up tangy carrot-ginger soup topped with a dollop of chive oil and tuck into tender duck breast salad. ...; Tags: Amtrak, car, train; Research articles 2007-11-23
FRA wants safer vehicles: For the Federal Railroad Administration, making the safest ground transport mode even safer has been an axiom, almost a mantra. And as transportation (and/or the transportation crisis) continues to grow within the U.S., FRA is anticipating the growth in the U.S. passenger rail fleet by moving to implement improved safety...; Tags: Amtrak, car, SOFTWARE, Transportation, U.S.; Research articles 2007-09-01
Train hits empty car on tracks in Hayward: HAYWARD -- An Amtrak train struck an abandoned car on the tracks near Jackson Street on Monday night, and no one was injured. The Capitol Corridor train, bound for Sacramento, was traveling at an undetermined speed when it hit a 1993 Dodge sedan parked on the tracks...; Tags: Amtrak, car; Research articles 2007-08-07
Amtrak, luxury firm team for new kind of ride: WASHINGTON -- Mahogany interiors, five-course meals and personal butler service will be available on several Amtrak routes starting this fall, as the national passenger railroad embarks on a new partnership with GrandLuxe Rail Journeys. The companies have teamed up to attach seven special GrandLuxe cars to regularly scheduled...; Tags: Amtrak, car, FINANCE, team; Research articles 2007-08-05
Amtrak lures riders with free alcohol: WASHINGTON -- 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-end service being offered on a trial basis for certain sleeper...; Tags: alcohol, Amtrak, car; Research articles 2007-08-02
4 in car die after it is struck by Amtrak train: LAKELAND, Fla. AP -- An Amtrak train struck a car at a railroad crossing Monday, killing four people in the car, police said. There were no injuries on the train, authorities said. The car drove around the crossing gate, witnesses said. The impact threw the car...; Tags: Amtrak, car, train; Research articles 2007-07-17