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Ten southbound trains and 10 northbound trains will run between Albany and New York City each day; trains 235 and 238 will be ...
Borealis’ outshone ‘Great River’ as the new Amtrak line’s moniker – apparently because Minnesota wanted to own the name.
When deciding names for its trains, Amtrak has a tendency to choose ones that are regionally-focused, as proven by the titles ...
The planned S-line passenger trains between Raleigh and Richmond, Virginia, are ‘still on track,’ state officials say.
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin led the list of officials on hand Thursday (April 24, 2025) for groundbreaking on the New River ...
A proposal in the state Legislature aims to cap freight trains at 7,500 feet long to improve safety, but companies warn it could drive up costs and delay passenger rail.
I traveled from Denver to Salt Lake City in a roomette on an Amtrak Superliner, a double-decker overnight train. I was ...
A third male appeared and attempted to help when the three were struck by the train. An Amtrak spokesperson said none of the train’s 236 passengers and crew were hurt. Amtrak police are ...
Travel from Seattle to New York for five days on Amtrak’s sleeper trains and witness breathtaking scenery from mountains to the Wild West.
It’s probably been a long time since anyone has ridden a train to a NASCAR race in North Carolina, but next weekend hundreds of people will. Amtrak and the N.C. Department of Transportation will ...
I made my first overnight Amtrak ride in a roomette more comfortable by adjusting the temperature, downloading movies, and wearing pajamas.
The people who have made homemade food part of train culture tend to have ideas about self-sufficiency, food sovereignty, and going back to the land. To Elizabeth, the food in the Amtrak dining ...