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» February 5, 2007: Governor Spitzer Nominates New NYS DOT Commissioner

» November 15, 2006: Schenectady Station Improvement Concepts Unveiled

» November 1, 2006: 2006 New York Ridership And Revenues Up Significantly

» August 1, 2006: Late June 2006 Flooding In Mohawk Valley Disrupts Amtrak and CSX Service (includes pictures of damage)

» July 28, 2006: ESPA Statement To US DOT On Proposed ADA Platform Regulations

» June 15, 2006: Amtrak’s Simplified Dining Starts On Lake Shore Limited

» June 6, 2006: NYS Ridership and Revenues Up Year-To-Date For FY 2006

» April 20, 2006: Ridership West of Albany Up 18% in February 2006

» March 4, 2006: Letter To Transportation Commissoner Thomas Madison, In Response To Draft Of State Transportation Master Plan

» February 27, 2006: As Reported In The Albany Times-Union...State Senate High Speed Rail Task Force Engages Parsons Brinckerhoff As Ongoing Consultant

» February 24, 2006: As Reported In The Albany Times-Union...Capital District Transportation Authority (CDTA) Selects Philadelphia Firm To Design Renovations For Schenectady Station

» January 5, 2006: ESPA Applauds Recommendations of State Senate High Speed Rail Task Force (PDF)

» January 5, 2006: Senate High Speed Rail Task Force Announces Recommendations

» December 30, 2005: New York State DOT Releases Draft of Transportation Master Plan

» December 26, 2005: ESPA Supports LIRR Main Line Improvements Project (PDF)

» December 16, 2005: Amtrak Statement on Food Service Reform Initiatives - 12/15/05

“While Subway will not continue to participate in the pilot program testing on-board vendor-provided food service on trains between New York and Albany, Amtrak will continue its comprehensive strategic initiative to substantially reduce or eliminate the food and beverages losses on both corridor and long distance trains while maintaining quality and variety.”

“We want passengers to be able to enjoy good food on board our trains, but food service costs today are greatly in excess of the revenue generated. This is unacceptable and unsustainable. Unless reforms are successfully put in place, the adverse economics of food service will jeopardize its existence. Amtrak is under a federal mandate to improve the margins on food service, or face the risk of losing it. Amtrak is deeply committed to reforming the way in which food service is delivered; the passengers who pay for this service and the taxpayers who subsidize it deserve nothing less.”
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» November 16, 2005: ESPA Responds To Gunn Firing (PDF)

» November 16, 2005: ESPA Applauds Subway Food Service Trial On Hudson Valley Trains (PDF)

» November 16, 2005: ESPA Opposes Bush Administration Amtrak “Reform” Plans (PDF)

» October 18, 2005: ESPA Officers Decide NOT To Support State Transportation Bond Act (PDF)