October 2011 - Sightseers' Delight

Amtrak: Atlanta station poses ‘impediment’ to improving Crescent

October 25, 2011 Todd DeFeo

Amtrak’s current station in Atlanta is hindering the railroad’s ability to improve the performance of the one passenger train that serves the city, the railroad said in a recent report.

Amtrak exploring feeder bus routes on Crescent route

October 23, 2011 The Travel Trolley

Amtrak could add bus routes to cities located near, but not along, its Crescent route, which the railroad believes will increase “ridership and revenue while expanding the reach of the intercity passenger rail network,” the railroad said in a recent report.

Amtrak considering changes to Crescent

October 23, 2011 Todd DeFeo

Amtrak is considering running shorter versions of the Crescent passenger train between Atlanta and New Orleans to save money because of lower ridership numbers, according to a recent report from the passenger railroad.

Legoland: ‘A real game-changer for Central Florida’

October 22, 2011 The Travel Trolley

Legoland, Central Florida’s newest theme, park officially opened last week, giving a second life to a former Central Florida landmark.

Delta adding ‘Economy Comfort’ section to mainline fleet

October 22, 2011 The Travel Trolley

Delta Air Lines is adding its so-called “Economy Comfort” section, which it previously added to long-haul international flights, to its entire mainline fleet and more than 250 two-class regional jets.

Officials: Beware of deer this fall

October 20, 2011 The Travel Trolley

Georgia authorities are urging motorists to be cautious of deer this fall.

Auraria, Georgia

October 19, 2011 The Travel Trolley

Taken Oct. 16, 2011, in Auraria, Ga.

State’s high court reinstates death penalty in Hall County case

October 19, 2011 Express Telegraph

ATLANTA — The state's Supreme Court unanimously voted to reinstate the death sentence handed down to a man convicted in Hall County of the 1994 murders of his girlfriend and her friend. Earlier this year, a lower court threw out the sentence against Scotty Garnell Morrow after finding that he was denied effective counsel during the sentencing phase of his trial. But, in a decision handed down this week, Justice Hugh Thompson writes, “we conclude that trial

Former DeKalb officer sentenced to federal prison

October 19, 2011 Express Telegraph

ATLANTA — A former DeKalb County police officer faces a year and a day in federal prison for helping hide a stolen vehicle, unlawfully accessing government information and lying to federal agents, the FBI said. Donald Briston, 41, of Lilburn, who pleaded guilty to the federal charges in July, was also sentenced by U.S. District Judge Timothy C. Batten Sr. to three years of supervised release and ordered to pay a $3,000 fine. “The citizens

King Memorial dedicated in Washington

October 18, 2011 The Travel Trolley

The Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial was formally dedicated Sunday on the National Mall, just more than 48 years after the famed civil rights leader led a march on Washington and delivered his famous “I Have a Dream” speech.