Amtrak Under Most Serious Threat Yet
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The Bush administration's decision  to propose no operating money for Amtrak next year is the  starkest signal yet that U.S. transportation planners are  serious about dramatically altering or dismantling the troubled  rail line, industry experts said on Wednesday.
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Federal transportation officials say drastic changes are needed before funding, dealing a devastating blow to $5 billion project.
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Amtrak 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.
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Penn Station has been evacuated and Long Island Rail Road, Amtrak and NJ Transit train service has been suspended from the station amid reports of two fires and power outages.
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The U.S. government raised its threat warning to the highest level for commercial flights from Britain to the United States early Thursday in response to a terror plot disrupted in London. Terrorists had targeted United, American and Continental airlines, two U.S. counterterrorism officials said.
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Long Island Rail Road service to and from New York City&#39;s Pennsylvania Station will remain suspended during the evening rush hour because of an underground fire that also halted Amtrak
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Â· Dislodged roll of tarpaulin caused train to be derailedÂ· Panic as passengers feared Central line bomb attack
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Everyone got out alive, the train operator did as he was trained and the passengers did as they were told. Still, that a small fire on a major commuter line could leave passengers gasping for air and send 152 of them to the hospital highlights just how vulnerable transit systems are to disaster.
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Disruption on the West Coast Mainline looks set to continue with normal services not expected to resume until Thursday.
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The latest station stop on the pop-star train wreck's itinerary involves kids and cops and EMTs and gurneys and lawyers and an unspecified intoxicating substance.
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Tube maintenance company Metronet faces the threat of administration unless a rescue plan can be found.
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Pilgrims on the Vatican's new chartered airline are told bottles of holy water present a security threat.
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Amtrak, the only long-haul passenger rail service in the United States, will for the first time randomly screen passengers' bags and deploy armed security officers on trains and platforms, the railroad said on Monday night.
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The Capitol Limited, an Amtrak train from Chicago, is scheduled to arrive in Washington every day at 1:30 p.m. But frequent rider Edda Ramos knows better than to make plans for the afternoon or evening.
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Commuters face further travel disruption in Glasgow as subway staff plan another walkout - but an end could be in sight.
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Passengers on one of Britain's most overcrowded and least punctual rail services face further misery
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Amtrak's board of directors yesterday selected Alexander Kummant, a veteran railroad and industrial executive, as its president and chief executive.