Archive
Archive for October, 2004
Vol. 1, No. 9 – October 27, 2004
- Amtrak has some long time passengers and observers harrumphing over changes due next week on the NEC, similar to changes made previously on the Pacific Surfliners in the Republic of California. Read more…
Vol. 1, No. 8 – October 22, 2004
- This Week at Amtrak reader David P. Carleton of Central Florida has provided a fascinating analysis of the railroad industry and Amtrak. Mr. Carleton’s thoughts are: Read more…
Vol. 1, No. 7 – October 14, 2004
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It’s often true that no good deed goes unpunished. Amtrak is the good deed doer in this case, allowing the Rx Express to run between Miami and Toronto. The Rx Express is a media stunt, consisting of two private cars hooked on the back of the Silver Meteor and the Adirondack, carrying a contingent of senior citizens in a quest to garner publicity about the U.S. government prohibition against the importation of prescription drugs from Canada. The charge by the organizers of the Rx Express is that Amtrak is not letting them talk to the press along the way (only north of New York City), thus denying the group its opportunity at all the publicity it can garner in its quest to break federal law.
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Vol. 1, No. 6 – October 06, 2004
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania has politely declined to be held up by Amtrak for an annual subsidy of $2.5 million to keep the Three Rivers train running. PennDOT has said the cost is too rich for the Commonwealth’s coffers, in addition to already paying for the Keystone Service. Read more…