U.S., West Virginia: Autumn Colors Express announces 2021 Rail Excursion Season

By Tyler Barker, WOAY ABC 4; August 17, 2020 WEST VIRGINIA (WOAY) – ​The Rail Excursion Management Co. (website: railexco.com),…

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U.S., South Carolina: Man dies after fall from moving Amtrak train

From Walterboro Live; January 30, 2020 A Charleston man died after apparently jumping from a moving Amtrak train on Sunday…

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U.S.: Cardinal ridership drops in West Virginia, Manchin blames adverse Amtrak policies

By Phil Kabler, Staff Writer, Charleston Gazette-Mail; December 10, 2019 In a year when Amtrak set overall ridership records, and…

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Ohio senators attempt to force Amtrak to restaff Cincinnati Union Terminal and other stations

By Cameron Knight and Hannah Sparling, Cincinnati Enquirer; July 26, 2018 Rail supporters were devastated in May when Amtrak announced…

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West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin amends bill to mandate Amtrak station agent

  By Phil Kabler, Staff Writer, Charleston Gazette-Mail; June 7, 2018 On the day that Charleston’s Amtrak station became unstaffed,…

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Final West Virginia Amtrak ticketing position eliminated Wednesday

By Matt Combs, Reporter, The Register-Herald; June 7, 2018 The final human ticket agent position for Amtrak in West Virginia…

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Lone Amtrak station agent in Charleston, West Virginia prepares to say goodbye

By LAUREN TALOTTA,FOX 11 Eyewitness News; May 24, 2018 CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WCHS/WVAH) — Last month, Amtrak announced its plans to…

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West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin voices concerns about Amtrak decision to de-staff ticket station

  By Phil Kabler, Staff Writer, Charleston Gazette-Mail; May 17, 2018 U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., is calling on Amtrak…

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Amtrak to eliminate last ticket agent job in West Virginia

By Jeff Jenkins, West Virginia Metro News; April 27, 2018 CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Amtrak plans to eliminate its last remaining ticket agent…

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Amtrak Cardinal ridership up 7.25 percent despite drop in Huntington, West Virginia

By Phil Kabler, Staff Writer, Charleston Gazette-Mail; November 20, 2017 Ridership on Amtrak’s Cardinal train, the tri-weekly New-York-to-Chicago route that…

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