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Amtrak Sets New Thanksgiving Ridership Record

December 16, 2010 Railfanning.org News Wire
WASHINGTON – The numbers are in and Amtrak had a record-breaking Thanksgiving holiday travel week carrying 704,446 passengers, up 2.7 percent over last year.

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High-Speed Rail Project North of Springfield Continues

December 16, 2010 Railfanning.org News Wire
CHICAGO – Improvements supporting future high-speed rail on the Chicago-St. Louis corridor north of Springfield will continue to cause the daily Amtrak Lincoln Service trains to originate and terminate in Bloomington/Normal between Dec. 16 to Dec. 23.

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Historic Wilmington Train Station Re-Opens

December 16, 2010 Railfanning.org News Wire
WILMINGTON, Del. – The Amtrak Wilmington Station located at 100 South French Street, opened to the public following extensive renovation work.

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Amtrak to Allow Firearms in Checked Baggage

December 1, 2010 Railfanning.org News Wire
WASHINGTON – Effective Dec. 15, Amtrak will begin to accept unloaded firearms in checked baggage at stations and on trains operating within the United States that offer checked baggage service.

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French-Language Version of Amtrak.com Now Available

November 27, 2010 Railfanning.org News Wire
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Lynchburg Amtrak Virginia Service Exceeds Yearly Performance Goals

November 23, 2010 Railfanning.org News Wire
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Amtrak Biodiesel Heartland Flyer Named One of the Year’s 50 Biggest and Coolest Breakthroughs

November 17, 2010 Railfanning.org News Wire
CHICAGO – Amtrak and the Oklahoma and Texas state transportation departments are honored to announce the test of a cleaner and renewable biodiesel fuel blend to power the daily Amtrak Heartland Flyer train has made TIME magazine’s list of “The 50 Best Inventions of 2010.”

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Annual Ridership on Illinois Amtrak Routes Nears Two Million Passengers

November 17, 2010 Railfanning.org News Wire
CHICAGO – Amtrak announced another new record for Amtrak passenger train ridership in Illinois. Fiscal year-end figures released show healthy increases throughout the nation and particularly in the Midwest.

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Amtrak: No Plans to Purchase Any N.J. Transit Work Related to the ARC Project

November 13, 2010 Railfanning.org News Wire
WASHINGTON – Amtrak said it has no plans to purchase any NJT work related to the ARC Project.

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Amtrak Awards $466 Million Contract for 70 New Electric Locomotives

October 29, 2010 Railfanning.org News Wire
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Amtrak is buying 70 new electric locomotives to provide improved performance and reliability for its Northeast intercity passenger rail services.

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