Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Amtrak

House GOPer Goes ‘All Aboard for Gun Rights on Amtrak’

By Elana Schor | Oct 15, 2009 | 7 Comments

Rep. Peter King (NY), the senior Republican on the House Homeland Security Committee, has strongly criticized a Senate-approved provision that would force Amtrak to allow guns on board — but some of King’s colleagues fired back yesterday by introducing a counterpart to the Senate’s proposal. Rep. Denny Rehberg (R-MT) (Photo: DennyRehberg.com) Rep. Denny Rehberg (R-MT) […]

Senior House GOPer: We Shouldn’t Force Amtrak to Allow Guns on Board

By Elana Schor | Oct 13, 2009 | 1 Comment

Rep. Peter King (NY), the House Homeland Security Committee’s senior Republican, has joined panel chairman Bennie Thompson (D-MS) in urging congressional leaders to abandon a pending provision that would threaten Amtrak with loss of federal funds if it did not allow guns in checked baggage. Rep. Peter King (R-NY) (Photo: CBS News) The Amtrak provision, […]

Bloomberg and Dems Blast Congressional Plan to Let Guns on Amtrak

By Elana Schor | Sep 21, 2009 | 1 Comment

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg teamed up with two Democratic members of Congress yesterday to blast the Senate for its vote in favor of forcing Amtrak to allow guns and ammunition in passengers’ checked baggage. New York City Mayor Bloomberg, far left, with members of Congress at yesterday’s press conference. (Photo: Epoch Times) Bloomberg, […]

Glaeser Goes Out With a Whimper

By Ryan Avent | Aug 19, 2009 | 20 Comments

For those just tuning in, economist Ed Glaeser has been writing a four-part series on the potential costs and benefits of high-speed rail at the New York Times‘ Economix blog. He began three weeks ago with an introduction. The following week he addressed direct costs and benefits from a hypothetical line, and last week he […]

The Times’ Thickheaded Train Tag Team

By Ryan Avent | Aug 14, 2009 | 1 Comment

The New York Times has now turned loose writers at two of its economics blogs to make weak arguments against the construction of high-speed rail lines. Eric Morris of UCLA’s Institute of Transportation Studies (Photo: ericandrewmorris.com) I have been following Ed Glaeser’s attempt to do a back-of-the-envelope assessment of the costs and benefits of a […]

Senior House Members Urge Removal of Amtrak’s New In-House Watchdog

By Elana Schor | Jul 29, 2009 | 3 Comments

The chairman and senior Republican on the House oversight committee took a step further today in their investigation of internal conflicts at Amtrak, calling for the removal of the staffer who was installed as the rail company’s inspector general (IG) after the sudden resignation of the previous in-house watchdog. Reps. Edolphus Towns (D-NY), center, and […]

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