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Amtrak

Amtrak “Fare Sale” in the Midwest

January 5, 2012

Amtrak has recently announced a fare sale for the remainder of the winter and early spring this year.  The sale will be available to Amtrak passengers in Illinois, Michigan and Missouri.  According to Amtrak’s press release, the fare sale is intended to assist those passengers who’s pockets have been “emptied by holiday spending.” Several of [...]

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The “Cabbage,”Amtrak’s Recycled F40

December 30, 2011

The EMD F40PH was Amtrak’s primary locomotive for more than two decades. These husky locomotives hauled millions of passengers from coast to coast, racking up millions of miles which ultimately caught up with them. In 1996, the time was clearly up, and Amtrak placed an order for their first order of P42′s that would displace [...]

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OPERATION LIFESAVER-Grade Crossing Mishaps!

December 9, 2011

Over the years, whether filming railroads, or simply being an innocent bystander, I have witnessed numerous near-misses at grade crossings. Whether they are motorists, bicyclists, or pedestrians, people decide not to obey the law and put their lives, and the lives of others at risk. It is amazing that someone would rather save a  few [...]

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Man Killed By Gunfire On An Amtrak Train in Dallas

December 5, 2011

A major difference between air travel and train travel is security.  When you fly, you have to go long security lines and then you go through the metal detector.  Security continues to increase, as now, some people are selected to go through body scan via a machine, or obtrusive pat downs from an airline security [...]

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Amtrak May Layoff Some Nonunion Employees

December 4, 2011

2012 will witness dramatic cuts to Amtrak funding and the Philadelphia Inquirer has reported that some of the early effects of these cuts will soon be felt by Amtrak employees.  Last month Amtrak began offering voluntary buyouts to management employees, but there have now been discussions about the possibility of laying off the nonunion workers [...]

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Amtrak: Record Breaking Thanksgiving Ridership

November 30, 2011

It is well known that Thanksgiving is one of the busiest travel weekends of the year, but an Amtrak press release has revealed that this Thanksgiving may have been one of the busiest ever.  Amtrak’s preliminary ridership numbers indicated that 720,000 people traveled on Amtrak trains this holiday.  When compared to the 2010 Thanksgiving travel [...]

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