Amtrak issued a press release Nov. 18 touting the railroad’s performance in Fiscal Year 2025 entitled “Amtrak: A Year of Records.” With record ridership, record passenger miles, record capital ...

"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 ...

Almost back to Portland. Had a quick stop in Springfield near Eugene. This has been a good Amtrak trip.

The government could shut down again in just a few days. The last time it happened was a 35-day stretch from Dec. 2018 through Jan. 2019. This time, Congress has until the end of Sept. 30 to approve ...

Usually, the sounds associated with Eugene’s Amtrak Station are regular train horns and the rhythmic chug of wheels on tracks as railcars pass over them. Now, the sound of heavy machinery crunching ...

The NextGen Acela train is engineered to reach speeds of up to 160mph. Credit: Alstom SA. Amtrak has launched its NextGen Acela service, marking a major update to the Acela service since its initial ...

Emmy Award-winning journalist Kris Van Cleave is the senior transportation correspondent for CBS News based in Phoenix, Arizona, where he also serves as a national correspondent reporting for all CBS ...

Passengers are facing blocked wheelchair space, getting stuck in doors and suffering other indignities 35 years after the Americans With Disabilities Act became law. Aubrie Lee, right, who has ...

Amtrak’s NextGen Acela highspeed trains are set to debut this month after years of delays. New faster Acela trains will begin revenue service on August 28 along the Northeast Corridor between ...

An Amtrak conductor has settled a federal lawsuit over a Christmas Day 2023 police shooting aboard a stopped train that left him wounded and a Sonoma County man dead — while the officer who pulled the ...

Amtrak launches Mardi Gras Line Aug. 18 connecting Mobile and New Orleans. Four Gulf Coast cities gain direct access to regional events and attractions. Rail option offers travelers affordable fares, ...