In January the Federal Railroad Administration recommended restoring Amtrak routes in the West. One recommendation would ...

If the Pacific Northwest is ever to operate the world’s fastest trains, it must bolster and improve a currently unacceptable ...

Sounder commuter rail service, already operating at a reduced level because of equipment issues, has been further disrupted ...

High-speed trains are common throughout the world, but America is far behind. Changing this will require investment and ...

All aboard! Train travel in the Pacific Northwest is roaring back, with Amtrak Cascades trains seeing a 75% jump in ridership last year. Why it matters: Train ridership fell hard during the pandemic.

Now, Amtrak doesn't have a transatlantic tunnel in the works that could link UK and America in 54 minutes... However, there ...

Linking the Mardi Gras capital of New Orleans in Louisiana and the waterfront city of Mobile in Alabama, Amtrak’s Gulf Coast ... campaigned to bring the train back and the revitalisation project ...

State lawmakers are also considering setting performance targets for the route, including 2 1/2-hour travel times between Portland and Seattle.

WSDOT said the addition of extra daily trains contributed to the increased ridership. WSDOT operates the Amtrak Cascades between Eugene, Ore., and Vancouver, B.C. The service is jointly funded and ...

Roger Wicker of Mississippi said recently that he expects Amtrak's Gulf Coast service to start back up this June ... a place where trains can wait without blocking the main line.