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  1. MrEd

    Amtrak ready to allow roll-on bike service between Pittsburgh, D.C

    After years of promising it, Amtrak is about to offer roll-on bicycle service on the Capitol Limited route that passes through Pittsburgh. With two premier bike trails parallel to the route, enthusiasts and bicycle organizations have long pressed the railroad to add the service. Currently...
  2. MrEd

    Adirondack jumper

    Authorities say a Canadian man is hospitalized for a mental health evaluation after he jumped from a moving Amtrak train as it traveled in upstate New York. Police in Schenectady tell The Daily Gazette that the engineer noticed the man hanging onto the back of the train late Wednesday morning...
  3. MrEd

    Amtrak refund policy will change on March 1, 2014

    The Amtrak refund policy will change on March 1, 2014 For all reserved Coach class and Acela Express Business class reservations, you must cancel your reservation at least 24 hours prior to the train's scheduled departure in order to be eligible for a full refund. If the reservation is canceled...
  4. MrEd

    Silver Star Jan 2 '14

    Cary, N.C. — A woman was killed and a man injured Thursday morning when an Amtrak passenger train hit a car at a rail crossing in Cary, officials said. The collision occurred shortly before 11:30 a.m. at a Maynard Road crossing near Old Apex Road. The man was taken to WakeMed for treatment...
  5. MrEd

    Amtrak train takes wrong turn

    Amtrak officials are looking into how a New York-bound train took a wrong turn and ended up in the Philadelphia suburbs. The Keystone train that originated in Harrisburg somehow got on the wrong track after leaving Philadelphia's 30th Street Station last week. It wound up at a local train...
  6. MrEd

    NY Drill

    NY did drill this weekend and article has some nice pictures. My link NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 22: A mock victim is helped by emergency personnel during a biological preparedness drill being led by members of the Chemical Biological Incident Response Force (CBIRF) a unit in the United States...
  7. MrEd

    ADK Dome

    Amtrak will use its Great Dome car, a full-length glassed-in upper level car, on its Adirondack train for a five-week run from Sept. 13 to Oct. 21. The car provides an all-around view of the scenery during the fall foliage season on the route between Rensselaer and Montreal, one of the passenger...
  8. MrEd

    Sunset delay

    Passengers on Amtrak train stuck in El Paso Train derailment near Fort Hancock to blame Hundreds of vacation plans are delayed as a major train derailment in Fort Hancock leaves hundreds of Amtrak passengers stuck in El Paso. No one was hurt in the derailment, but its effects were felt in The...
  9. MrEd

    Amtrak Water

    Amtrak has agreed to test the drinking water systems annually in all of its water-carrying railcars, avoiding EPA enforcement action. EPA characterizes the agreement as a “consent order” that settles potential litigation under the Safe Drinking Water Act. Signed by Amtrak officials Thursday...
  10. MrEd

    Emergency Exit

    Passengers on Amtrak and U.S. commuter railroads would be able to escape trains more easily after accidents under a rule proposed by U.S. regulators 14 years after a transportation safety board recommended it. Passenger trains, like airplanes, would be required to have doors that can be opened...
  11. MrEd

    Police search for blind man missing from train

    Police said Smith had arrived at the Amtrak station on North Tryon Street from Washington, D.C., but didn't make the connecting train to Birmingham, Alabama as scheduled. According to police, Smith is legally blind in both eyes from an incident several years ago. He is described as 5'11" tall...
  12. MrEd

    Amtrak Golf Program

    Amtrak has a new option for golfers who want to explore courses around the Midwest. In a pilot program, Amtrak is allowing golfers to bring clubs on board as carry-on baggage on certain routes. The cost is $10 per bag each way. Golf bag reservations must be made before boarding. The option is...
  13. MrEd

    Bellingham Bay

    A fire on a railroad trestle over Bellingham Bay has halted eight trains, including Amtrak service from Seattle to Vancouver and Vancouver to Portland. The Burlington Northern Santa Fe-owned trestle, located about 1.5 miles south of Bellingham, is about 10 feet high. ...
  14. MrEd

    Freight Accident on Crescent Route

    A freight train struck a tractor trailer truck early Tuesday morning at an intersection on Battleground Avenue in Kings Mountain, officials said. Officials have said little about the accident beyond confirming there was an accident. Cleveland County deputies said no one was injured in the...
  15. MrEd

    Crescent Delay

    The ride into Charlottesville on Amtrak's Crescent train Thursday morning was stopped in Nelson County after a passenger on the train got completely out of control. Things got worse once deputies arrived. A total of five people were attacked Thursday morning in Nelson, delaying two busy train...
  16. MrEd

    Vermonter Derails

    Amtrak officials say the northbound train was forced to stop in Sharon after the train derailed just before 7:30 p.m. They say none of the 85 passengers and five crew members on board were injured. Officials say the derailment involved one set of wheels on the rear porton of the third car. The...
  17. MrEd

    Texas Eagle Derails

    Nearly 100 Amtrak passengers spent hours trapped aboard the Texas Eagle after one car derailed near downtown Dallas on Sunday. http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/Amtraks-Texas-Eagle-derails-near-downtown-Dallas-121870294.html
  18. MrEd

    Commodore Barry Bridge

    Police in Chester, Pa., said they found an improvised explosive device Saturday near railroad tracks under the Commodore Barry Bridge. Read more: http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2011/05/07/UPI-NewsTrack-TopNews/UPI-13701304816400/#ixzz1LijMv4O7 I guess that might be SEPTA and not amtrak.
  19. MrEd

    Adirondack flooded

    CROWN POINT — Bridge Road here is down to one lane, Route 9N/22 is closed near Port Henry, and the trains have stopped running. Flooding that continued Wednesday from overnight rains kept maintenance crews busy trying to reopen roads and rails. Amtrak's Adirondack line, which runs one train...
  20. MrEd

    Assault on Amtrak conductor

    Two men from out of state are facing charges in Fayette County after they allegedly assaulted an Amtrak train conductor Monday night. When Connellsville police went to the Amtrak station about 9 p.m. Monday, conductor Thomas Williamson told them the two men were being disorderly toward other...
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