Experience the final leg of my journey on the Amtrak Southwest Chief, spanning over 2,200 miles from Chicago to Los Angeles. This route follows the Santa Fe Trail and passes through eight states, ...

Amtrak should be asking itself a $7 billion question about the future of its long-distance trains. Should it spend that ...

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Thanksgiving is right around the corner, meaning it’s officially the busiest time to travel. People across Hampton Roads have the options to drive, fly, or even take the train to ...

Amtrak is the United State's cross-country passenger rail service. Which means you can, in theory, take a train from the east coast ALL the way to the west coast. But should you? In this video, Geoff ...

"We're working really hard to put a better product out there every day, increase capacity and get schedules that are more convenient for customers to take," he also noted. Transportation Secretary ...

Americans are supporting train travel in droves. Newly released Amtrak statistics show that the national rail operator closed Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25) with record ridership and revenue, marking another ...

As millions of Americans crowd highways and airports this Thanksgiving week, Amtrak is enjoying an unexpected surge: a record 36.2 million passengers in fiscal year 2025, up a remarkable 10 percent ...

Penn Station’s west entrance in Manhattan, shown earlier this year. The $2.9-billion Penn Station Access project—aimed at linking Metro-North’s New Haven Line to the hub through four new Bronx ...

WASHINGTON, Nov 18 (Reuters) - U.S. passenger railroad Amtrak said on Tuesday it set a yearly record for ridership and revenue, as it cut losses by 15% to $598 million and aims for operational ...

My family of four spent 46 hours traveling from Chicago to Seattle in two Amtrak roomettes. The roomettes were small but comfortable, and we got to see lots of gorgeous views along the way. The rail ...

Now, a company called Halloway is taking private train cars directly to the public in January 2026.

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — Traveling by train has increased in popularity around the Hampton Roads—and the northeast — and Amtrak is making sure your trip this holiday season is a smooth ride on the tracks ...