Archive for August, 2005


Amtrak’s Grounded Acela Returns to Service on N.E. Corridor

Posted Monday, August 1, 2005 in Amtrak


WASHINGTON – The first Acela Express trains returned to service July 11 with four daily departures from New York and Washington, marking an end to a roughly three-month service disruption, Amtrak announced.
Throughout July, Amtrak announced weekday Acela Express service between […]


Nation’s, World’s Transit Systems on High Alert Following London Blasts; House OKs New Rail Terror Penalties

Posted Monday, August 1, 2005 in Legislation, Terrorism/Security, World


WASHINGTON — Transportation systems and railroads throughout the United States — and the world — went on high alert following terrorist attacks in London.
“The war on terror goes on,” President Bush said. “…We will not yield … to the terrorists. […]

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