Amtrak

New Cuisine From The Original Meals On Wheels

The Huffington Post | Rebecca Dolan | Posted 05.30.2012

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A fresh-tossed Caesar salad with red pepper, goat cheese and chicken; spice seared salmon topped with tropical fruit salsa; and slow-braised short rib...

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Riding The "Coast Starlight" From Los Angeles To Seattle

Regina Fraser and Pat Johnson | Posted 05.29.2012

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Built in 1939, the station features classic architecture and is listed on the National Registry of Historical Places.

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Miami-To-Orlando Rail On Downtown Tracks By 2014

Posted 05.09.2012

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Finally, a rail project Rick Scott can't kill: a Coral Gables company is planning a new privately owned, operated and maintained passenger train servi...

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PHOTOS: Riding An Amtrak Train Cross-Country

www.washingtonpost.com | Posted 03.03.2012

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There I was, in the middle of the Rocky Mountains, looking down at the Colorado River. Animal tracks in the snow made a dotted line beside the water. ...

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Drunk Amtrak Passenger Dies After Being Dragged By Train

AP | Posted 02.22.2012

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ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Authorities in Rochester are investigating the death of an Amtrak passenger apparently dragged by a train after being kicked off fo...

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Pontiac-Chicago Amtrak Tain Derails, At Least 6 Injured

AP | Posted 02.01.2012

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LEONI TOWNSHIP, Mich. -- Authorities say at least six people are hurt after a Chicago-bound Amtrak train smashed into a semi that got stuck on tracks ...

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In the Public Interest: The Little Train that Could ... and Did

Tony Dutzik | Posted 03.28.2012

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When President Obama took office in 2009, he brought with him the greatest hope in decades for reinvestment in the nation's passenger rail system. T...

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Chris Christie To Lead Political Train Ride From N.J. To Washington

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 03.26.2012

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New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) will be leading a New Jersey invasion of Washington Thursday night, following the state's annual train party for po...

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Amtrak Bridge's Jam Delays Northeast Riders, Highlights Rail Troubles

HuffingtonPost.com | Matt Sledge | Posted 01.05.2012

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NEW YORK -- A critical bridge between Newark and New York could not be swiveled into place for more than two hours late Wednesday night, stranding pas...

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GOP Candidates Praise Tolls But Ignore Jobs In Transportation Talk

HuffingtonPost.com | Matt Sledge | Posted 01.04.2012

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President Barack Obama made improving transportation infrastructure a centerpiece of both his 2009 stimulus bill and 2011's American Jobs Act, which d...

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Smooth Holiday Travel As Christmas Nears

AP | Posted 12.23.2011

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NEW YORK -- More Americans are expected to take long trips this holiday season – and in many parts of the country it looks to be smooth sailing....

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Getting Home For the Holidays, At Any Cost

Ann Brenoff | Posted 02.14.2012

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With the exception of those who have their 25-year-olds back living in their childhood bedrooms and their mothers moved into their guest rooms, getting everyone together for the holidays is difficult. Yet the notion of "going home for the holidays" is the gold standard of holiday happiness. Your holiday will not be complete if each and every living blood relative and then some aren't gathered under the same roof. It's what we are supposed to do at all costs. And I do mean at all costs.

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The Public Be Damned: Using the Amtrak Script to Kill the Post Office

Kelly Kleiman | Posted 02.07.2012

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There is an alternative to the current flood of crocodile tears over the death of written communication. We could return to the social compact that regarded mail service as something to be paid for by the people who benefit from it most.

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The Virtues And Vices Of American Rail Travel

Thomas A. Shakely | Posted 02.01.2012

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For all the manifest deficiencies and embarrassments of American passenger rail, its great virtue lies in its ability to introduce one to beauty.

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PHOTOS: How I Became A Rail Fan

Olga Bonfiglio | Posted 01.28.2012

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Years after a childhood Amtrak ride, I discovered the Empire Builder, the long-haul line from Chicago to Seattle and Portland. I decided the adventure of traveling all those miles was just too good to miss.

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A More Expensive Thanksgiving Travel Season Underway

AP | NOMAAN MERCHANT | Posted 01.23.2012

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CHICAGO — Undeterred by costlier gas and airfare, millions of Americans set out Wednesday to see friends and family in what is expected to be th...

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PHOTOS: A Look At Jemez Springs, NM

Olga Bonfiglio | Posted 01.22.2012

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It didn't take long before we saw amazing vistas where land and sky meet at a faraway horizon and mountains in green, pink, blue or beige depending on their geologic time of formation.

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Romney, the Financial Engineer As Job Destroyer, Now Sets His Sights on the National Endowment for the Arts

Raymond J. Learsy | Posted 01.16.2012

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Mitt Romney proposes that we cut the National Endowment for the Arts budget. Well, that would help a great deal. That annual budget is expected to be $146 million in 2012, significantly less than Romney and Company made on the Dade International deal alone.

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Amtrak Expands Wi-Fi Coverage, But With A Catch

Posted 12.31.2011

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Rail passengers in the Northeast will no longer have to book seats on Amtrak's pricey Acela to have access to Wi-Fi. Wireless internet access has been...

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Amtrak Crash In Oakland Injures 16

AP | By JOHN S. MARSHALL | Posted 12.13.2011

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SAN FRANCISCO -- An Amtrak train crashed into another train unloading passengers in an Oakland station, leaving 16 people with mainly minor injuries, ...

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Amtrak Train Kills Pedestrian In N. Hollywood

Toluca Lake, CA Patch | Craig CloughEmail the Author | Posted 12.06.2011

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A person was hit and killed by an eastbound Amtrak train Wednesday night in North Hollywood, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. The coll...

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Amtrak Collision Sends Dozens Of Passengers To The Hospital

AP | Posted 12.01.2011

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BRENTWOOD, Calif. (AP) -- The 37 passengers and two crew members who suffered "minor to moderate" injuries when an Amtrak passenger train collided wit...

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1500 Commuters Stranded Underneath Hudson For Two Hours

AP | By KAREN MATTHEWS | Posted 11.22.2011

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NEW YORK -- A power outage on the busy rail line between New York City and New Jersey stranded 1,500 commuters under the Hudson River for more than tw...

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O'Malley: Maryland's New Carrollton Plan Will Create Jobs

The Huffington Post | Posted 11.19.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Metrorail stations in Prince George's County have been called a lost opportunity for transit-oriented development. Often surrounded by s...

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True High-Speed Rail Projects Unlikely To Be Fast-Tracked By Jobs Bill Funds

HuffingtonPost.com | Matt Sledge | Posted 11.16.2011

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When President Obama revealed his jobs bill last week, you could almost hear the high-fives from transportation advocates across the country. If th...

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