Amtrak launched a new temporary route last fall called “the Floridian” — the name of a route that was discontinued in 1979. This version of the Floridian, it said, would travel from Chicago ...

‘The market is exactly the wrong place to put something if you want a rail transportation system that meets the needs of all of America.’ [Photo: Amtrak, Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call Inc.

Norfolk Southern has told the N.C. Department of Transportation that the Old Fort Loops in McDowell County will be restored after Tropical Storm Helene.

Amtrak spans 46 states plus Washington D.C., has an estimated 21,000 miles of routes, and operates more than 300 different trains each day. Because you can take Amtrak to get to more than 500 ...

When President Joe Biden took office in 2021, he announced plans to bolster Amtrak service. While in office, President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act, which earmarked over $22 billion in ...

It’s going to leave you with a very bad impression of America.” But Amtrak is also a vital cog in the U.S. travel system that keeps people off roads and out of airports, and that connects ...

When President Joe Biden took office in 2021, he announced ... 22 billion in improvements to Amtrak service. Biden called for creating 30 new routes, adding more trips on 20 existing routes ...