Amtrak and Greyhound announce new routes and new partnerships.WASHINGTON and DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 14, 1996-- Additional connections extend the reach of both carriers Improved connections between intercity trains and intercity motor coaches -- and a new spirit of cooperation -- are being announced by Amtrak Amtrak, the National Railroad Passenger Corp., authorized to operate virtually all intercity passenger railroad routes in the United States. Amtrak was created by Congress in 1970 in response to more than two decades of continuous operating deficits by privately run and Greyhound Lines Greyhound Lines is the largest inter-city common carrier of passengers by bus in North America , serving 2,200 destinations in the United States. It was founded in Hibbing, Minnesota, USA, in 1914 and incorporated as "The Greyhound Corporation" in 1926. Inc. The two transportation companies, while in some instances serving similar markets, have determined they can provide improved services and increased connectivity for customers by joining efforts. The advantages of the cooperative agreement between Amtrak and Greyhound are that customers can get fare, schedule and ticketing information from one location and make seamless connections between bus and train. Some of the schedules announced by Amtrak and Greyhound put cities on the Amtrak route map that have been without direct rail service for many years, places such as Louisville, Ky., and Macon, Ga. Other schedules provide service along routes where Amtrak trains run less than daily, such as between Chicago, Indianapolis and Cincinnati. "As America's passenger railroad, Amtrak is committed to building a strong intermodal partnership with Greyhound to benefit our passengers and the hundreds of towns and cities that our trains and buses serve," said Thomas M. Downs, Amtrak president, chairman and chief executive officer. "There will be a lot of discussion in the next Congress about intermodal efforts to promote more mobility by Americans," he said. "The Amtrak and Greyhound partnership is a good example of how transportation modes can work together to provide better mobility throughout the U.S." "Over the last year, Greyhound has been aggressively pursuing intermodal opportunities with other transportation carriers to provide increased service and value to our customers. Our new intermodal agreement with Amtrak provides a solid demonstration of how Greyhound buses and passenger trains can work together to successfully address America's transportation challenges in the years ahead," said Craig Lentzsch, Greyhound president and chief executive officer. "We are able to use existing Greyhound schedules to bring more cities into the Amtrak and Greyhound systems by making changes as small as providing Greyhound stops at rail passenger stations," added Downs. Amtrak and Greyhound have shared facilities for many years, at locations such as the New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal (NOUPT) is the main train station in New Orleans, Louisiana. It is served by Amtrak passenger trains, and played a role in the recovery efforts from Hurricane Katrina in 2005. dating back to before Amtrak began operating in 1971. More recently, Greyhound has moved into Indianapolis Union Station to share space with Amtrak and the two companies are closely following developments to create a new Intermodal facility in St. Louis designed to combine rail, bus, light rail, a heliport heliport, airport designed exclusively for helicopter traffic. and a parking deck. The Amtrak and Greyhound connections are another expansion of the popular Amtrak Thruway Bus Service, which offers through ticketing, scheduling and bus-train reservations, where required. Through ticketing is available at staffed Amtrak stations This is a list of station locations used by Amtrak in order by station name. Each station is also identified by a three-letter code. These codes are not the same as the list of IATA-indexed train stations or the three character IATA airport codes. , authorized Amtrak travel agents and by mail to customers who call the national Amtrak toll-free number, 1-800-USA-RAIL. Among the bus services with new connections to Amtrak effective November 10: Cincinnati to Indianapolis and Chicago; Cincinnati to Columbus and Cleveland, Ohio "Cleveland" redirects here. For the Cleveland metropolitan area, see . For other uses, see Cleveland (disambiguation). Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. ; Macon to Atlanta; Louisville to Indianapolis and Chicago; Laredo to San Antonio, Texas “San Antonio” redirects here. For other uses, see San Antonio (disambiguation). San Antonio is the second most populous city in Texas, the third most populous metropolitan area in Texas, and is the seventh most populous city in the United States. As of the 2006 U.S. , and Orlando to Melbourne and Cocoa, Fla. In addition to the cities named above, Amtrak and Greyhound also exchange passengers in Barstow, Calif., Battle Creek Battle Creek, city (1990 pop. 53,540), Calhoun co., S Mich., at the confluence of the Kalamazoo and Battle Creek rivers; settled 1831, inc. as a city 1859. It is an agricultural trade center known for its cereals. , Mich., Bellingham, Wash., Boston, Chico, Calif., Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., Harrisburg, Pa., Hartford, Conn., Holland, Mich., Houston, Kalamazoo, Mich., Kirkwood, Mo., Modesto, Calif., New Haven New Haven, city (1990 pop. 130,474), New Haven co., S Conn., a port of entry where the Quinnipiac and other small rivers enter Long Island Sound; inc. 1784. Firearms and ammunition, clocks and watches, tools, rubber and paper products, and textiles are among the many , Conn., New London New London, city (1990 pop. 24,540), New London co., SE Conn., on the Thames River near its mouth on Long Island Sound; laid out 1646 by John Winthrop, inc. 1784. , Conn., Newark, N.J., Oceanside, Calif., Oxnard, Calif., Pontiac, Mich., Royal Oak, Mich., Santa Ana Santa Ana, city, El Salvador Santa Ana (sän'tä ä`nä), city (1993 pop. 129,873), W El Salvador. It is the second largest city in the country and the commercial and processing center for a sugarcane, coffee, and cattle region. , Calif., Spokane, Wash., and The Dalles dalles pl.n. The rapids of a river that runs between the steep precipices of a gorge or narrow valley. [French, pl. of dalle, gutter, from Old French, from Old Norse dæla.] , Ore. Dallas-based Greyhound Lines Inc., is the nation's largest intercity bus company and the only nationwide provider of intercity bus transportation. The company last mont reported its sixth consecutive quarter of improved financial results and predicted its first fourth quarter profit since 1992. Amtrak is headquartered in Washington, D.C., and includes three strategic business units: Northeast Corridor (Philadelphia), Amtrak Intercity (Chicago) and Amtrak West (Oakland). CONTACT: Greyhound Lines Inc., Dallas Tom Schad, 972/789-7204 |
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