This Week At Amtrak 2007-04-30
- URPA’s “take no prisoners” numbers cruncher, Dennis Larson, has a new set of numbers for consideration. Continue Reading »
{ Monthly Archives }
April 2007
This Week At Amtrak 2007-04-23
- Twice a year, Amtrak comes out with new national timetables, And, twice a year, it is appropriate to say one of the best working parts of Amtrak are the folks who publish Amtrak’s timetable. This spring, Amtrak has gone to a new size, a full standard magazine size. Also included in the upgrade is a better quality of newsprint on which the timetable is published, plus the benefit of full color printing throughout the book, which has allowed for a much more colorful timetable, making it look not only more appealing, but easier to use.
This Week At Amtrak 2007-04-12
- Many thanks to all those who wrote and expressed sympathies and shared stories about our late founder and chairman, Austin Coates. Mr. Coates had friends all over America, and he made a lasting mark on American passenger rail. All comments received will be forwarded to his family.One note about Mr. Coates must be added, however. Interviewing him a few years ago to write a biography of him when he assumed the chairmanship was like trying to pull water from a stone. Mr. Coates was a modest man, and wasn’t interested in talking much about himself. A communique came today from the Florida Coalition of Rail Passengers revealing new information. Continue Reading »
This Week At Amtrak 2007-04-09
- The man who was known for telling Capitol Hill politicians “I talk to God everyday, why can’t I talk to you?” passed away yesterday at 4 A.M. on Easter morning. Austin M. Coates, Jr., the founder and Chairman of United Rail Passenger Alliance, Inc., was 74 years old when he died on Sunday, April 8, 2007 in Hendersonville, Tennessee.In addition to being a devoted friend to many, and a true southern gentleman in every sense of the word, he was a hard fighter for what he believed in and wasn’t afraid to challenge or debate anyone about causes he fought for, including the betterment of passenger rail in the United States.
This Week at Amtrak, 2007-04-05
- Last week, TWA was fortunate to share a speech by former Federal Railroad Administration Administrator and former Chairman of the Amtrak Reform Council Gilbert E. Carmichael on the new science of intermodalism.March 23rd, the same day Mr. Carmichael was delivering his speech in Washington, the current Chairman of Corridor Capital LLC in Chicago and the former Vice Chairman of the Amtrak Reform Council, James E. Coston delivered a fascinating speech in Chicago about the future of passenger rail and the importance of long distance trains. Mr. Coston’s remarks follow. Continue Reading »