The first new diesel, the six-axle SDP40F (a variation based on the venerable SD40-2) wasn't a success. Fortunately Amtrak was thinking ahead and had a design for a shorter-range four-axle diesel ...

The Amtrak Metropolitan Lounge came with many perks including free snacks and comfy seating. I also enjoyed a complimentary meal and personalized service from a first-class attendant. I've never ...

The Tesla CEO set his sights on privatizing the USPS and Amtrak, but the federally-owned railroad released a response last week stating that it can't understand why it needs private ownership.

Amtrak will discontinue bus service between Reading and Philadelphia next month. Officials from Amtrak said Tuesday that the company did an extensive evaluation of the route and found that ...

But it's finally making a comeback this summer. Amtrak passenger service between the two cities will start in June 2025, though the exact day is unknown at this time, said Kay Kell, the ...

However, I got a taste of luxury with my first first-class Amtrak ride in February. Amtrak ridership hit record highs in the fiscal year 2024 with 32.8 million trips, a 15% increase from 2023.

I'll never forget my first overnight train trip in October 2021. I took an Amtrak Viewliner train from my home in New York City to Miami and spent the 30-hour ride in a roomette — a 20-square ...

Linking the Mardi Gras capital of New Orleans in Louisiana and the waterfront city of Mobile in Alabama, Amtrak’s Gulf Coast train is set to become one of the USA’s great rail routes once more ...

The Carolinian, en route from New York City to Charlotte, was stopped on the tracks south of Selma while firefighters isolated and put out the fire in the Cafe' car. An Amtrak train passing ...

Traffic Lab is a Seattle Times project that digs into the region’s transportation issues to explore the policies and politics that determine how we get around and how billions of dollars in ...

SOUTH DEERFIELD — A man struck by an Amtrak train in South Deerfield on Monday afternoon has died from his injuries. The man was a 60-year-old resident of South Deerfield, said Laurie Loisel ...

One person died after being struck by an Amtrak train Wednesday in St. Louis. According to the St. Louis Fire Department, it ...