Amtrak is bringing some ease to the holiday season for East Coast travelers with discounted tickets to their Auto Train. The sale, which must be booked by Nov. 27, is available on both North and ...

It’s been a good year for Amtrak, as the national rail line has achieved an all-time ridership record. In all, of 32.8 million customers boarded trains in fiscal year 2024. The news comes as ...

Amtrak wants to close one tube completely and rebuild it from scratch. And then repeat for the second wet tube. That is why, in their mind, service has to be whacked for three years, and probably ...

When I booked a sleeper car for my 16-hour Amtrak ride, I could choose a roomette, bedroom, bedroom suite, or accessible bedroom. I went with the roomette, which was the smallest sleeping ...

ALBANY — Amtrak services between Albany and New York City will be restored next week, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Friday. Suspended services on the company’s Empire Service line, which travels ...

Biden was dubbed "Amtrak Joe" for riding the train to Washington, D.C., from his constituency in Delaware when he served in the U.S. Senate. "It's tempting to call it Biden's legacy, and certainly ...

SILVANA, Wash — An Amtrak Cascades train struck a downed tree during Tuesday's windstorm, causing significant damage to the cab car. Train 519 was on its way from Vancouver, B.C. to Seattle when ...

A westbound Amtrak Wolverine passes under the former Michigan Central coaling tower in Michigan City, Ind. Planning is under way to tear down the tower in 2025. David Lassen MICHIGAN CITY, Ind. — A ...

SILVANA, Wash. — An Amtrak engineer escaped serious injury when a tree impaled the front cab of a train caught in Tuesday’s bomb cyclone-fueled windstorm near Seattle. Train No. 519 had left Vancouver ...

Bob Johnston WASHINGTON — The increases weren’t large compared to pre-pandemic 2019, but more Northeast Regional frequencies enabled Amtrak to capture enough travel demand to beat the company’s ...

A new map shows the planned high-speed rail routes of AmeriStarRail, a private sector company proposing to partner with Amtrak to transform rail travel in the Northeast United States. The company ...

Eventually, we looked into the Amtrak Auto Train, a passenger train that also transports vehicles. The Auto Train, one of Amtrak's most profitable routes, is a 17-hour ride that transports ...