We all know air travel is the fastest way to get somewhere. For speed, you aren't going to beat a 500+ mile per hour pace on a big ol' jet airliner, to quote the Steve Miller Band. Taking a road trip ...

I booked a $400 roomette for a 15-hour ride on Amtrak's California Zephyr in January 2025. Then I booked a $2,200 bedroom for a 53-hour trip on the same overnight train in February 2026. The bedroom ...

An Amtrak train carrying more than 100 people collided with an 18-wheeler in Texas on Tuesday morning, officials confirmed. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free ...

Amtrak announced a new long-distance fleet replacement strategy following a comprehensive evaluation that found all longer routes should transition to a universal single-level fleet, replacing the ...

Amtrak is rolling out a fleet of fancy new trains, and Oregon riders at the front of the line to try them out. The rail company gave a first look at its new Airo class trains at a media event Tuesday ...

Sixteen trains that stop at Union Station in D.C. were canceled by Amtrak on Thursday. And that will be the case again Friday. The rail service is blaming what it calls “weather-related equipment ...

When it comes to seeing the East Coast at a slower, more laid-back pace, few experiences rival Amtrak’s Silver Meteor and Palmetto routes. Both trains travel from the northeast to the southeast, ...

Most attics are little more than repositories for off-season decor and dust bunnies. But when a young family of four approached Lisa Staton for help reimagining the upper level of their Seattle prewar ...

Amtrak and a key panel of Union Station leaders on Thursday approved a renegotiated agreement that will officially restore federal control of the Washington transportation hub amid efforts to overhaul ...

More than 18,000 Amtrak workers will receive a $900 bonus before the end of the year, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced on Thursday evening. Meet Dr. Nicole Saphier, Trump’s new surgeon ...

A dining car on a long-distance Amtrak train. Photo Credit: Amtrak Amtrak enjoyed record-high ridership and revenue during the 2025 fiscal year. That included growth on its long-distance routes, which ...

Amtrak ridership went up 5 percent in the past year while revenue grew 10 percent, a win for an agency that has been fighting to preserve support for passenger rail under an administration skeptical ...