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Lautenberg Pushes for Rail Safety Funding in U.S. Senate: Bloomberg News RAIL OPERATORS ACROSS the United States have until 2015 to install equipment that helps trains brake in an emergency after the Senate approved new safety legislation late last week. The bill also would more than double funding for Amtrak, the U.S. passenger railroad, to $13.1 billion. Railways including...; Tags: Amtrak, E-mail, FINANCE, Government, Investment, SOFTWARE, U.S., U.S. Senate; Research articles 2008-10-06
High oil prices propel Amtrak to record ridership: [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] AMTRAK, the United States intercity passenger rail operator, carried 2.75 million passengers in July, more than any other month in its 37-year existence. Passenger numbers were up 14% over July 2007 levels, while ticket revenue increased 18.6% to $US 168 million. Amtrak says it has seen...; Tags: Amtrak, FINANCE; Research articles 2008-09-01
2008 Ad: While it seems that the urgency to invest in and grow the nation's railways, freight and passenger, transcends politics, this election may prove more confusing and polarizing than most. Conventional wisdom and "traditional" partisan politics tells us Republicans are good for freight, bad for passenger; Democrats are the opposite....; Tags: advertisement, Amtrak, Democrat, FINANCE, Government, Investment, Obama, Regulations, Republican, Strategy, Transportation; Research articles 2008-09-01
All aboard? Not so fast: For decades, many American advocates of high-speed train travel have looked longingly at nations such as Japan, France and Germany, dreaming of a day when travelers in the USA would zip from city to city faster than they could drive and nearly as fast as they could fly. ...; Tags: Amtrak, California, FINANCE, Transportation, U.S. Department of Transportation; Research articles 2008-08-27
Booming elsewhere, high-speed rail sees delays in US: WASHINGTON AFP — In November the Eurostar bullet-train blew the doors off commuter rail travel, sprinting the 213 miles (343 kilometers) from London to Paris in two hours 15 minutes -- and leaving tortoise-slow US trains in the dust. Over a similar distance -- Washington to New York --...; Tags: Agence France-Presse, Amtrak, FINANCE, Government, Investment, kilometer, Manufacturing, SOFTWARE, train, Washington; Research articles 2008-05-02

California at a crossroads: with passenger numbers soaring and plans for a high-speed network rarely out of the headlines, California is spearheading the revival of intercity rail in the United States. Keith Barrow looks at how the state hopes to build on: [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] WITH a population of 36.5 million and comparatively short distances between many key economic centres, California seems the ideal candidate to spearhead the revival of intercity passenger rail in the United States. Passengers travelling within the Golden State account for around one fifth of all Amtrak journeys,...; Tags: Amtrak, California, FINANCE, Government, Investment, network, NETWORKING, Oakland, Sacramento; Research articles 2008-04-01
Intriguing option: When it comes to travel convenience, Topekans are fortunate. An international airport sits about 75 miles away on interstate highways, including a six-lane stretch of Kansas Turnpike. Generally, there's no sweating it out in slow-moving traffic on the way to or from the airport. ...; Tags: Amtrak, Benefits, FINANCE; Research articles 2008-03-29
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Carol Dillon Kissal Nominated to Serve as SBA Inspector General: To: NATIONAL EDITORS Contact: Christine Mangi of the U.S. Small Business Administration, +1-202-205-6948 WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Carol Dillon Kissal has been nominated by President Bush to serve as Inspector General for the U.S. Small Business Administration, it was announced today. Kissal currently serves as a deputy director...; Tags: Amtrak, Entrepreneurship, FINANCE, Litigation, U.S. Small Business Administration; Research articles 2008-02-15
New life for Amtrak route?: POCATELLO -- The stars may be aligning for the Amtrak Pioneer passenger train to make a comeback in Idaho, politicians and an Amtrak official say. The Pioneer route between Salt Lake City and Seattle was discontinued in 1997 after losing $20 million the previous year. Although...; Tags: Amtrak, CAREER, FINANCE, Government; Research articles 2008-01-28
Jefferson Lines cuts back on La Crosse service: Jefferson Lines will cut back on its bus service to La Crosse starting next Tuesday, the Minneapolis-based company said. The company hopes to return to the current schedule, possibly by early summer, Regional Sales Manager George Kell said Tuesday He said the cutbacks are because of a nationwide shortage of...; Tags: Amtrak, FINANCE, Insurance, Minneapolis; Research articles 2008-01-09
NetDespatch makes eCommerce add up for Amtrak with on-line payments.: M2 PRESSWIRE-8 January 2008-NetDespatch: NetDespatch makes eCommerce add up for Amtrak with on-line paymentsC1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:08012008 Marlow, UK -- NetDespatch is helping to make express delivery parcel services more available, thanks to the development of an online...; Tags: Amtrak, e-business, FINANCE, payment, SALES; Research articles 2008-01-08
STB nixes Norfolk Southern/ Watco transaction: The Surface Transportation Board last month rejected a planned sale by Norfolk Southern of rail right-of-way between Kalamazoo and Ypsilanti, Mich. NS had planned to sell the route, along with two other lines, to Watco Cos. Inc., which planned to form the Michigan Central Railway. NS would have kept a...; Tags: Amtrak, FINANCE, Michigan, Quality, Transportation; Research articles 2008-01-01
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Letters to the editor: Take time to check Retailers should be encouraged to demand identification on all checks and credit cards throughout this massive shopping period and beyond. It would benefit not only the victims of forgery but also financial institutions and perhaps liability providers. The practice of checking indentification...; Tags: Amtrak, booth, FINANCE, restoration, Taxes, Transportation, TVs; Research articles 2007-11-30
Editorial | Amtrak Funding Bill: The House should support enthusiastically a Senate bill that provides Amtrak with more stable funding and seeks to make the passenger rail network more efficient. The legislation approved by the Senate represents a welcome endorsement of Amtrak's future. Sponsored by Sens. Frank Lautenberg (D., N.J.) and Trent Lott (R., Miss.),...; Tags: Amtrak, FINANCE, Government, Transportation; Research articles 2007-11-16
Keep track: For supporters and critics alike, it's been frustrating to watch Amtrak bump along for years. Some wonder why the federal government continued to pour money into rail service, which they felt was an outdated and little-used form of transportation. Those who backed Amtrak complained it wasn't...; Tags: Amtrak, FINANCE, Transportation; Research articles 2007-11-16
Don't rule out a strike by Amtrak workers.(TRANSPORT): Don't rule out a strike by Amtrak workers as early as Feb. 1. Nine of Amtrak's 14 unions have been unable to reach an agreement with the passenger railroad after almost eight years of negotiations. Unions want pay hikes to be retroactive to 2000, but Amtrak says...; Tags: Amtrak, FINANCE, Investment, worker; Research articles 2007-11-16
Senate passes Amtrak reauthorization.: Last week the Senate voted 70-22 in support of S. 294, the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2007 PRIIA. The bill would reauthorize Amtrak and provide $11.4 billion for the rail system over the next six years. The Senate passed several amendments...; Tags: Amtrak, FINANCE, Investment, Manufacturing, Transportation, U.S. Senate; Research articles 2007-11-05