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Newsby StaffFebruary 12, 2004

Amtrak requests $1.8 billion from Congress

President of national rail network says White House proposal is only half of what is needed to prevent the system from shutting down.

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Articlesby StaffFebruary 1, 2004

Travelocity offers Amtrak packages to corporate travelers

Successful online travel broker adds rail to its transportation options for the first time.

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Newsby StaffDecember 11, 2003

Judge allows Amtrak unions to strike

A walkout would shut down Amtrak service for 65,000 daily passengers and disrupt heavily used commuter routes across the country.

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Newsby StaffNovember 22, 2003

Report: Congress must fix Amtrak

In the past ten years, Amtrak has lost more than $500 million annually, and is projected to continue.

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Newsby StaffNovember 17, 2003

Amtrak approved for $1.2B subsidy

Congressional negotiators approved the subsidy, $300 million more than the House of Representatives and the Bush administration supported, late Wednesday.

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Newsby StaffNovember 7, 2003

Amtrak board nominee backs federal support of railroad

A clear federal mandate, government oversight and a steady source of funding were essential to its long-term survival according to a nominee.

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Newsby StaffOctober 17, 2003

Amtrak reports record ridership for 2003

Amtrak's ridership topped the previous record of the 23.5 million passengers set in 2001 and was 2.7% better than last year's result of 23.4 million.

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Newsby StaffOctober 6, 2003

Amtrak to overhaul Acela Express

The rail service will make significant changes to its Acela Express service later this month in an effort to boost reliability and attract more high-paying business travelers.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 26, 2003

Largest Amtrak union won't join work stoppage

The Transportation Communications Union said the one-day work stoppage was counter-productive to its stated purpose of prodding Congress for more funding.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 17, 2003

Amtrak unions threaten walkout in funding protest

The unions, which represent 8,000 of the railroad's 21,000 employees, said the protest is aimed at saving Amtrak.

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