A new grant will fund planning for a passenger rail station in Bedford, midway between existing Amtrak stops in Lynchburg and Roanoke. Earlier this week, Virginia U.S. Senators Mark Warner and Tim ...

The Muskego Yard bypass project could increase the frequency of trips Amtrak's Hiawatha Service makes between the two cities, U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin said in a news release Monday. It could also ...

Witnesses told ABC7 the Amtrak train collided with the car moments after a group of good Samaritans helped the driver get out of his vehicle that was stuck on the tracks in Morton Grove.

Amtrak's new, five-month-old Borealis line connecting ... The complete route takes about 7 hours and 24 minutes. "Reaching 100,000 passengers in less than six months is a testament to the good ...

The newest Amtrak train making stops from St. Paul to Chicago has reached a major milestone in ridership. The Borealis has seen more than 100,000 passengers since it opened less than six months ago.

ASHEVILLE - With bridges and roads washed away — and critical corridors in Western North Carolina not expected to reopen for months — another major mode of transportation took a devastating ...

The driver was able to escape before an Amtrak train hit the vehicle. The crash happened around 7:45 p.m. near River Drive and Lehigh Avenue in Morton Grove on the tracks which Amtrak shares with ...

The government repaired the tracks enough for freight, but not for Amtrak. Now, local commissioners are asking state lawmakers to join the Southern Rail Commission (SRC), a group made up of ...

As someone who's been on my fair share of Amtrak adventures, I've narrowed down my packing list to a few essential items. Here are nine must-have things I bring on every long trip. On the train ...

Amtrak’s Borealis train line from St. Paul’s Union Depot to downtown Chicago began in May. (Richard Tsong-Taatarii/The Minnesota Star Tribune) ...

Want to take a more leisurely trip across the country? Amtrak is now selling tickets for its temporary Floridian route, which offers a round-trip "in comfort and style" between Miami and Chicago ...

"We're always open minded to the possibility it can happen, and we'd love to see that," Reeves said of Amtrak lines being extended east from Mobile to Pensacola. "Obviously the first step is the ...