New Jersey 101.5 » Amtrak http://nj1015.com New Jersey News Fri, 24 May 2013 09:01:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Amtrak Settles With NJ Man Over Train Removal http://nj1015.com/amtrak-settles-with-nj-man-over-train-removal/ http://nj1015.com/amtrak-settles-with-nj-man-over-train-removal/#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 01:33:28 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=269906 Amtrak has reached a settlement with a former convict who was taken off a train in southeastern Colorado and arrested after a fellow passenger thought she heard him make threatening statements.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/amtrak-settles-with-nj-man-over-train-removal/feed/ 0 Amtrak Gun Trafficker Sentenced http://nj1015.com/amtrak-gun-trafficker-sentenced/ http://nj1015.com/amtrak-gun-trafficker-sentenced/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 17:12:53 +0000 Kevin McArdle http://nj1015.com/?p=268421 A gun trafficker from Newark was sentenced to today for transporting illegal guns from Georgia into New Jersey on Amtrak so he could sell them on the street.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/amtrak-gun-trafficker-sentenced/feed/ 0 Mario Tama, Getty Images Connecticut Train Derailment Causes Commuter Nightmare http://nj1015.com/connecticut-train-derailment-causes-commuter-nightmare/ http://nj1015.com/connecticut-train-derailment-causes-commuter-nightmare/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 09:43:25 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=268201 Two commuter trains collided just outside Bridgeport, Conn., on Friday evening, damaging the tracks and snarling travel in the Northeast. Here's a look at what commuters can expect Monday, as the work week gets under way, and beyond.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/connecticut-train-derailment-causes-commuter-nightmare/feed/ 0 Interstate 95 southbound traffic near Norwalk,Conecticut (CT DOT) NTSB Looks At Rail in CT Crash As Amtrak Service Remains Suspended [VIDEO] http://nj1015.com/amtrak-service-suspended-between-nyc-boston-following-derailment-video/ http://nj1015.com/amtrak-service-suspended-between-nyc-boston-following-derailment-video/#comments Sun, 19 May 2013 00:19:16 +0000 Dan Alexander http://nj1015.com/?p=267847 Officials investigating a train collision in Connecticut have ruled out foul play and are studying a rail fracture where a derailed commuter train was struck by another bound for New York City.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/amtrak-service-suspended-between-nyc-boston-following-derailment-video/feed/ 0 A Connecticut state investigator examines the scene of a Metro North train collision in Connecticut (Michael Graae/Getty Images) Amtrak Unveils Locomotives to Replace Aging Fleet http://nj1015.com/amtrak-unveils-locomotives-to-replace-aging-fleet/ http://nj1015.com/amtrak-unveils-locomotives-to-replace-aging-fleet/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 03:07:00 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=265714 Amtrak has unveiled the first of 70 new locomotives at a plant in Sacramento, Calif., marking what it hopes will be a new era of better reliability, streamlined maintenance and more energy efficiency.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/amtrak-unveils-locomotives-to-replace-aging-fleet/feed/ 0 Tim Boyle, Getty Images Amtrak Gets $30M to Pay for Sandy Recovery Costs http://nj1015.com/amtrak-gets-30m-to-pay-for-sandy-recovery-costs/ http://nj1015.com/amtrak-gets-30m-to-pay-for-sandy-recovery-costs/#comments Fri, 03 May 2013 21:35:11 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=261831 Amtrak is getting $30 million from the federal government to defray the cost of repairing damage caused by Superstorm Sandy.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/amtrak-gets-30m-to-pay-for-sandy-recovery-costs/feed/ 0 Amtrak Ridership Hits Record Levels http://nj1015.com/amtrak-ridership-hits-record-levels/ http://nj1015.com/amtrak-ridership-hits-record-levels/#comments Tue, 09 Apr 2013 15:41:12 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=250793 Amtrak ridership increased in the first six months of fiscal year 2013, with ridership in March setting a record as the single best month ever in Amtrak's history, the railroad said Tuesday.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/amtrak-ridership-hits-record-levels/feed/ 0 Flickr John Pastor Amtrak Service Resumes Between New York And Boston http://nj1015.com/amtrak-service-suspended-between-new-york-and-boston/ http://nj1015.com/amtrak-service-suspended-between-new-york-and-boston/#comments Mon, 18 Mar 2013 01:15:41 +0000 Dan Alexander http://nj1015.com/?p=241959 Amtrak service has resumed between New York and Boston following the derailment of a freight train in the New Haven, Connecticut area that blocked the rails.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/amtrak-service-suspended-between-new-york-and-boston/feed/ 0 Amtrak derailment in Connecticut (News 12 Connecticut) Amtrak Restores Service to NYC and Points South http://nj1015.com/amtrak-restores-service-to-nyc-and-points-south/ http://nj1015.com/amtrak-restores-service-to-nyc-and-points-south/#comments Fri, 02 Nov 2012 02:47:00 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=188564 Amtrak says it will resume partial service between New York City and points south, including Philadelphia and Trenton, N.J., on Thursday night.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/amtrak-restores-service-to-nyc-and-points-south/feed/ 0 Amtrak to Restore Some NYC Service on Friday http://nj1015.com/amtrak-to-restore-some-nyc-service-on-friday/ http://nj1015.com/amtrak-to-restore-some-nyc-service-on-friday/#comments Thu, 01 Nov 2012 04:20:12 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=188084 Amtrak says it plans to restore some service on Friday to and from New York City, which has been without intercity train service since it was walloped by superstorm Sandy.

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