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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.

GBI looking for information about Amtrak passenger

September 13, 2010 Railfanning.org News Wire

Authorities are looking for clues into the death of a Florida woman whose body was discovered along railroad tracks in southern Georgia after she was reported missing from an Amtrak train that passed through the area.

Provision would let Amtrak passengers carry guns in checked baggage

December 15, 2009 Railfanning.org News Wire

Passengers could soon bring firearms in their packed luggage on Amtrak trains under a provision included in the Senate’s massive year-end spending bill.

More people riding the rails

October 13, 2009 The Travel Trolley

Amtrak in 2009 saw its second-highest ridership since its inception 38 years ago, the railroad announced.

Railfanning while ‘heading down (and around) the Atlanta Highway’

October 8, 2008 Todd DeFeo

The so-called Classic City is known for a lot, usually revolving around the University of Georgia. But, a major rail line passes through Athens, and there are a handful of historic depots worth checking out — all located within a 30 mile or so drive in any given direction.

A Guide to Athens, Ga., the Classic City

March 14, 2007 Todd DeFeo

Sure, head out to Clayton Street on the typical Saturday night after a University of Georgia football game and say, “There’s nothing to do in this town.”Yeah, right.