http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/AmtrakFind stories, videos, and photos about Amtrak from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:58:36 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Amtrak14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Amtrak from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/wayoflife/10/29/o.need.time.out.america/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/wayoflife/10/29/o.need.time.out.america/index.html#cnnSTCTextRudeness isn't contagious -- but we all may be carrying the virus. Has rudeness become a chronic condition?Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:50:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/09/16/amtrak.guns/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/09/16/amtrak.guns/index.html#cnnSTCTextAmtrak would lose its federal subsidies if it doesn't put a system in place by early next year to check and track firearms so that passengers can legally put the weapons in their checked baggage, the Senate voted Wednesday.Wed, 16 Sep 2009 22:27:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/06/10/news/economy/high_speed_rail/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/06/10/news/economy/high_speed_rail/index.htmPresident Obama is pouring $13 billion into an ambitious high-speed rail project. Some say it will never make money. Some say it will. And still others say profit is not even the point.Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:54:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/06/26/lost.train.tickets/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/06/26/lost.train.tickets/index.html#cnnSTCTextDiane Stephany loses her Amtrak tickets. But instead of replacing them, the company wants to charge her for new ones. Can it do that? And what are her options for a refund?Fri, 26 Jun 2009 16:10:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/05/22/pf/saving/car_trip_willis/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/05/22/pf/saving/car_trip_willis/index.htmMore Americans are expected to travel by car this holiday season - an estimated 2.5% more than last year or 27 million people. And, even though gas has jumped by 30 cents a gallon over the past month, it's still far below last summer's $4 a gallon price levels.Fri, 22 May 2009 15:43:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/05/08/railfan.train.watching/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/05/08/railfan.train.watching/index.html#cnnSTCTextRain or shine, 80-year-old Cookie Williams plops himself on the wooden viewing platform perched over double train tracks.Fri, 08 May 2009 13:28:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/03/18/nypd.deliver.baby/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/03/18/nypd.deliver.baby/index.html#cnnSTCTextNYPD officers on counter-terrorism patrol helped deliver a baby during morning rush hour in the middle of New York's bustling Penn Station Wednesday.Thu, 19 Mar 2009 03:33:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/13/biden.amtrak/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/13/biden.amtrak/index.html#cnnSTCTextVice President Joe Biden continued the administration's rollout of the recently passed economic stimulus package Friday, highlighting $1.3 billion in federal funding for Amtrak.Sat, 14 Mar 2009 02:07:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/09/obama.train/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/09/obama.train/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident-elect Barack Obama's January 17 train trip from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Washington is intended to make the inauguration the most open and accessible in history.Fri, 16 Jan 2009 21:43:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/08/inauguration.security/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/08/inauguration.security/index.html#cnnSTCTextPlanning to attend the presidential inauguration this month in Washington? Expect a fortress-like city bursting at the seams.Thu, 08 Jan 2009 22:44:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/weather/12/12/storm.new.york.massachusetts/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/weather/12/12/storm.new.york.massachusetts/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe governors of Massachusetts and New Hampshire declared states of emergency Friday after high winds, rain and snow swept through the Northeast, leaving at least a million homes and businesses without power.Sat, 13 Dec 2008 08:59:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/10/01/driving.less/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/10/01/driving.less/index.html#cnnSTCTextAmericans drove 3.6 percent less in July 2008 than they did during July 2007, Transportation Secretary Mary E. Peters said Tuesday.Wed, 01 Oct 2008 05:07:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1841036,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1841036,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsEmergency crews found more victims early Saturday, boosting the death toll to 18, as they delicately picked apart the mangled wreckage of a commuter train that collided head-on with a freight train on the same trackSat, 13 Sep 2008 05:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/weather/08/30/gustav.prepare/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/weather/08/30/gustav.prepare/index.html#cnnSTCTextNew Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin ordered a mandatory evacuation of the city beginning 8 a.m. Sunday but urged residents to consider escaping "the mother of all storms" before then.Sun, 31 Aug 2008 04:38:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/getaways/07/14/australia.railroad/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/getaways/07/14/australia.railroad/index.html#cnnSTCTextFor many years, I looked forward to riding the Indian Pacific across the length of southern Australia, from Sydney to Perth. At 2,700 miles, it's one of the world's longest train trips. But when I searched for concrete information on what to expect, I found it hard to locate. Now that I've made the journey, here's the information I wish I'd had.Mon, 14 Jul 2008 13:21:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/06/01/eco.trains/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/06/01/eco.trains/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe first ever U.S. National Train Day on May 10 was a celebration that may have passed many Americans by. But why create a day to celebrate trains?Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:40:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/02/19/amtrak.security/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/02/19/amtrak.security/index.html#cnnSTCTextAmtrak on Tuesday announced a new security initiative that includes random screening of passengers' carry-on bags.Tue, 19 Feb 2008 20:44:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/02/18/amtrak.security/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/02/18/amtrak.security/index.html#cnnSTCTextAmtrak passengers will be subjected to random screening of their carry-on bags as part of a new security initiative that will include armed officers and bomb-sniffing dogs patrolling platforms and trains, an Amtrak spokeswoman said Monday.Tue, 19 Feb 2008 01:32:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/11/30/trains.collide/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/11/30/trains.collide/index.html#cnnSTCTextAt least five Amtrak crew members were critically or seriously injured Friday when their train collided with a freight train traveling on the same track, Chicago Fire Department spokesman Larry Langford said.Sat, 01 Dec 2007 01:18:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1689657,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1689657,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAn Amtrak train plowed into the back of a freight train Friday on the south side of ChicagoFri, 30 Nov 2007 20:00:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TRAVEL/getaways/11/12/washington.dc/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TRAVEL/getaways/11/12/washington.dc/index.html#cnnSTCTextIf you think being a secret agent is all just one giant adrenaline rush, think again.Mon, 12 Nov 2007 14:25:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/07/26/pf/saving/toptips/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/07/26/pf/saving/toptips/index.htmYou've spent years pinching pennies to pay for Junior's college tuition. But now that he's heading off to campus, you're about to be hit with some other bills. You may expect to pay for textbooks, but watch out for the pizza bill and bar tab. Here's what you can do to cut these college costs.Thu, 26 Jul 2007 06:48:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/09/28/commentary/steetlife.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/09/28/commentary/steetlife.fortune/index.htmOK, the most pressing question in the world, besides what happened to Anna Nicole's son, is whether this little turnabout we're seeing in commodity prices is the bottom of this precipitous decline, as Howard Cosell would say.Thu, 28 Sep 2006 12:17:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/06/06/commentary/streetlife/streetlife/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/06/06/commentary/streetlife/streetlife/index.htmEither the markets aren't used to Ben Bernanke or Ben Bernanke isn't used to the markets. Now you know why Greenspan was called "Maestro." Ben's comments on inflation rattled markets yesterday. Reminds me of Colin Powell's "Pottery Barn" theory about Iraq: " You break it, you own it." Problem is, dishes are still being broken.Tue, 06 Jun 2006 12:16:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/05/25/news/amtrak/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/05/25/news/amtrak/index.htmPower has been restored to all Northeast Corridor Amtrak lines, an Amtrak spokesman said.Thu, 25 May 2006 13:36:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/05/29/8378024/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/05/29/8378024/index.htmThe security line feels like a maze, the legroom in coach reminds you of the time your son talked you into climbing into his crib, and it looks as if you'll have to circle over O'Hare a few more ti... Tue, 23 May 2006 11:46:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/05/11/new.orleans.evacuation/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/05/11/new.orleans.evacuation/index.htmlNew Orleans' plan to evacuate its residents in the event of a major hurricane strike this summer may not be as complete as city officials made it sound last week when they unveiled the plan, according to a CNN review.Thu, 11 May 2006 20:47:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/02/02/train/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/02/02/train/index.htmlOffering swift and comfortable rides straight into the heart of major cities, it's little wonder trains have been luring business travelers away from short-haul airlines, but can this renaissance in railways stay on track?Thu, 02 Feb 2006 17:16:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/01/10/alito.transcript/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/01/10/alito.transcript/index.htmlSupreme Court nominee Samuel Alito appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday, the first day of confirmation hearings.Tue, 10 Jan 2006 13:43:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/01/05/virginia.derailment/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/01/05/virginia.derailment/index.htmlA commuter train en route to the nation's capital derailed during the early Thursday rush hour, police and rail officials said.Thu, 05 Jan 2006 12:59:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/12/30/amtrak.delay/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/12/30/amtrak.delay/index.htmlAbout 800 Amtrak passengers were stuck on three northbound trains that didn't move for about 29 hours after a freight train derailed in Georgia.Fri, 30 Dec 2005 21:43:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/10/07/ny.dc.subway/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/10/07/ny.dc.subway/index.htmlNew York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Friday stood by his decision to increase security after information from the FBI revealed a "specific threat" against the city's subway system, despite intelligence officials saying the information was not credible.Fri, 07 Oct 2005 17:59:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/10/07/newyork.subways/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/10/07/newyork.subways/index.htmlTwo of the dates mentioned in intelligence about possible subway attacks in New York were Friday and Sunday, an official with knowledge of the investigation told CNN.Fri, 07 Oct 2005 07:39:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/08/02/train.truck/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/08/02/train.truck/index.htmlAn Amtrak train hit a dump truck Tuesday in Raleigh, North Carolina, killing both of the truck's occupants and slightly injuring five people aboard the train, an Amtrak official said.Wed, 03 Aug 2005 01:38:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/07/07/cities.security/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/07/07/cities.security/index.htmlAuthorities in major U.S. cities are increasing security, specifically around subway systems, after the deadly attack on London's transit system. The following are steps taken by officials around the country on Thursday.Thu, 07 Jul 2005 12:42:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2005/04/01/8256490/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2005/04/01/8256490/index.htmWhile other commuters looked out at the clear waterways running parallel to Route 95 as a diversion from the clotted traffic running between Philadelphia and Washington, D.C., John Anderson looked ...Fri, 01 Apr 2005 05:01:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/ALLPOLITICS/02/21/amtrak/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/ALLPOLITICS/02/21/amtrak/index.htmlThe Bush administration plans to introduce legislation to restructure the nation's passenger rail system, while Amtrak supporters in Congress fight to maintain funding in next fiscal year's budget.Mon, 21 Feb 2005 05:32:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2004/11/19/news/economy/holiday_travel/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2004/11/19/news/economy/holiday_travel/index.htmU.S. highways, airports and train stations will be jammed with the largest number of travelers in five years during the Thanksgiving holiday, according to projections for the busiest travel period of the year.Fri, 19 Nov 2004 16:45:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/07/29/state.of.defense.tm/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/07/29/state.of.defense.tm/index.htmlThe U.S. has spent tens of billions over the past three years to bolster domestic security. But in critical areas, the homeland remains at riskThu, 29 Jul 2004 20:39:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/Northeast/07/22/train.stopped/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/Northeast/07/22/train.stopped/index.htmlPolice stopped Amtrak train 170 Thursday in Newark, New Jersey, for what Amtrak called "police activity" after a note was found in a bathroom, an Amtrak official said.Thu, 22 Jul 2004 13:46:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TRAVEL/06/07/rail.security/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TRAVEL/06/07/rail.security/index.htmlBags checked by long-distance Amtrak travelers leaving from Washington's Union Station are now being screened for explosives before departing, the Department of Homeland Security announced.Mon, 07 Jun 2004 19:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/05/21/terror.costs/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/05/21/terror.costs/index.htmlA new FBI warning for people to watch out for suicide bombers has the public hearing a lot of scary talk.Fri, 21 May 2004 21:59:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TRAVEL/05/04/travel.security/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TRAVEL/05/04/travel.security/index.htmlA test program to screen rail passengers for explosives got under way outside Washington D.C. Tuesday and federal officials have recently begun requiring more stringent security measures for "flights of interest," but neither is a result of new terror threat information.Tue, 04 May 2004 22:57:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/Northeast/04/19/trains.collide/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/Northeast/04/19/trains.collide/index.htmlAn Amtrak train slammed into a Long Island Rail Road commuter train parked at New York's Penn Station during Monday rush hour, causing minor injuries to 130 people, the New York Fire Department said.Mon, 19 Apr 2004 12:54:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/South/04/07/amtrak.derailment/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/South/04/07/amtrak.derailment/index.htmlAn Amtrak passenger train derailed Tuesday night in a Mississippi swamp, leaving one person dead and 35 hurt -- at least three critically, authorities said.Wed, 07 Apr 2004 04:50:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/03/15/railsafety.tm/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/03/15/railsafety.tm/index.htmlAnyone who has boarded an Amtrak train since Sept. 11, 2001, must wonder how long the delusion can last.Mon, 15 Mar 2004 17:03:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2004/02/01/360783/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2004/02/01/360783/index.htmI'm beginning to envy rock stars a little less," announces Bill Shea. He's sitting--bouncing, actually--inside a conference room that's now rolling across Connecticut. The 55-year-old has his cellp...Sun, 01 Feb 2004 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2003/06/01/342776/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2003/06/01/342776/index.htmRecord numbers of Americans are expected to hit the road this summer for family vacations. Before you join the masses en route to the Grand Canyon or Disney World, consider making the journey the f...Sun, 01 Jun 2003 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2003/01/09/pf/saving/travel/romantic_northeast/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2003/01/09/pf/saving/travel/romantic_northeast/index.htmNew York City's Inn at Irving Place may perfectly embody the notion of an intimate urban oasis. Its location in the historic Gramercy Park area, inconspicuously wedged between the commercial intensity of midtown Manhattan and the gritty and hip neighborhoods farther downtown, makes it a sort of enclave within an enclave.Mon, 10 Feb 2003 18:00:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2002/10/28/330922/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2002/10/28/330922/index.htmAmerican Airlines sure picked a strange time to start flying shuttles. In late September the company launched ten daily shuttle flights between Boston's Logan and New York City's LaGuardia airports...Mon, 28 Oct 2002 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2002/07/22/326284/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2002/07/22/326284/index.htmNow that the NBA finals, NHL playoffs, and World Cup have ended, it's time for the "Played Out" edition of the Hype Index. Below, some phenomena that have overstayed their welcome. Let's hope they ...Mon, 22 Jul 2002 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2002/03/01/318629/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2002/03/01/318629/index.htmLet's start with a confession: I don't like to fly. And it's not just because the last airline ticket I purchased was dated Sept. 11. I don't like the pricey airport taxis, lines, delays or cancell...Fri, 01 Mar 2002 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2001/12/01/315118/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2001/12/01/315118/index.htmNov. 21 to Dec. 30: Wonderland of Lights Who's afraid of an energy crisis? Not the citizens of Marshall, Texas, who decorate their town with about 900 miles of Christmas lights each year, seven mil...Sat, 01 Dec 2001 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2001/09/01/308599/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2001/09/01/308599/index.htmCHARITY BREAK Before your kid books a trip to Daytona or Cancun, suggest a volunteer vacation. Projects range from building schools to planting trees, and last anywhere from one week to four. Counc...Sat, 01 Sep 2001 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2001/05/14/302940/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2001/05/14/302940/index.htmIn an effort to de-stress travelers, Bombay Sapphire is moving two large aquariums full of tropical fish from airport to airport (one just left J.F.K. for Miami; another is on its way to Madrid fro...Mon, 14 May 2001 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2000/02/21/273851/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2000/02/21/273851/index.htmThe bustling construction activity in the photo at right shows just a portion of what Bostonians, with a mixture of pride and annoyance at all the detours, call the Big Dig. Known properly as the C...Mon, 21 Feb 2000 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2000/02/07/272794/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2000/02/07/272794/index.htmAcela is here! Well, the promotional campaign for Amtrak's much vaunted bullet train is here, anyway. The actual trains, which were supposed to be barreling up and down the Northeast corridor by la...Mon, 07 Feb 2000 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1999/09/27/266194/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1999/09/27/266194/index.htmSweat is trickling down Paul McMann's cheeks, beading on his chin, dripping on his shirt. Tracy Robinson's office is air-conditioned. But oh, man, today is one of those nasty midsummer days in Chic...Mon, 27 Sep 1999 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1999/03/15/256516/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1999/03/15/256516/index.htmHaving trouble saving for your retirement? Try this simple solution: Borrow some money at 7%, buy stocks that return 10%, and pocket the 3% difference. Still running short? Don't worry--just do it ...Mon, 15 Mar 1999 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1998/11/01/250372/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1998/11/01/250372/index.htmIf the Northwest Airlines strike had you worried about losing miles on the airline's WorldPerks program that were due to expire at the end of the year, don't sweat it: Northwest has extended the pr...Sun, 01 Nov 1998 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1998/06/22/244182/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1998/06/22/244182/index.htmIt's mobile, all right; and it's a home. But after that, any similarity between a private railroad car and even the most sumptuous Winnebago ends. This I discovered when, toward sunset on an autumn...Mon, 22 Jun 1998 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1997/02/17/222184/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1997/02/17/222184/index.htmWhy does Amtrak still exist? Despite minuscule ridership and conclusive evidence that intercity train travel--except in a few specific markets--is dead in the U.S.A., the government-owned passenger...Mon, 17 Feb 1997 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1996/04/01/211225/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1996/04/01/211225/index.htmALL 12 INVESTMENTS--SIX STOCKS, THREE CLOSED-END FUNDS, two bonds and one mutual fund--that our May 1995 cover story tagged as likely to double your money in five years are well along to reaching t...Mon, 01 Apr 1996 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1995/05/15/202907/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1995/05/15/202907/index.htmWhen it comes to poor Amtrak, you can fairly well assume that the light at the end of the tunnel is an oncoming train. The next scheduled crisis, which involves major freight railroads including Co...Mon, 15 May 1995 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1995/05/15/202941/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1995/05/15/202941/index.htmTravel agents vowed to pull the wings off Delta Air Lines and its CEO, Ron Allen, after the airline put a $50 cap on commissions for domestic flights. Mon, 15 May 1995 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/10/05/76930/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/10/05/76930/index.htmSleek, lightning-quick bullet trains are a common sight in Japan and Europe, so why aren't there any in the U.S.? The short answer is that most American < railroad track wasn't built for ultra-high...Mon, 05 Oct 1992 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/09/07/76847/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/09/07/76847/index.htmThe perception that consumers could buck up the economy if only they weren't so gloomy doesn't fit the facts. What the polls tell us about consumer angst seems true enough. People are worried about...Mon, 07 Sep 1992 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1991/05/20/75046/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1991/05/20/75046/index.htmSays Michael Walsh, CEO of Union Pacific, about April's 19-hour rail strike: ''For one brief moment the nation finally riveted on how important the industry really is.'' But plenty of troublesome i...Mon, 20 May 1991 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1989/11/06/72726/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1989/11/06/72726/index.htmFor all the talk at many corporations about the need for employees to travel less to help cut expenses, executives are taking more trips than they did last year (see chart). The 46.5% rise in the p...Mon, 06 Nov 1989 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1989/10/23/72601/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1989/10/23/72601/index.htmAt 70, while other men his age were trying to dodge the express train to Eternity, W. Graham Claytor Jr. became chairman of Amtrak. Now, seven years later, both he and the federally subsidized pass...Mon, 23 Oct 1989 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1989/10/23/72635/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1989/10/23/72635/index.htmSleek and sophisticated, the 186-mile-per-hour Train a Grande Vitesse opened its newest route from Paris to Le Mans in September. Can Texas or Florida be far behind? Morrison Knudsen, the Boise, Id...Mon, 23 Oct 1989 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1988/11/07/71232/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1988/11/07/71232/index.htmOld salts don't die, they just end up making things shipshape somewhere else. Consider Bill Norman, 50, executive vice president and second-in-command at Amtrak. As a career officer in the Navy -- ...Mon, 07 Nov 1988 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1986/01/06/66947/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1986/01/06/66947/index.htm''I'M UP TO my elbows in alligators,'' says James C. Miller III, after two months as director of the Office of Management and Budget. He also has other fauna to contend with as he tries to trim som...Mon, 06 Jan 1986 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1985/01/07/65468/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1985/01/07/65468/index.htmAfter a week of furrowed brows, leaks to the press, and symbolic gestures to major-domos of Congress, President Reagan unveiled a list of $42 billion in budget cuts that were pretty much what Budge...Mon, 07 Jan 1985 05:01:00 EST