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

One of the biggest reasons people choose to travel via Amtrak rather than on an airplane isn't just the slower, more relaxed pace and the chance to see America roll by outside their window. It's the ...

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, ...

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 ...

The Amtrak Empire Builder train traverses dramatic landscapes across Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota, Montana, Idaho, and Washington State. Covering the entire route in 46 hours at an ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The California Zephyr, the Empire Builder and the Sunset Limited offer multi-night rail journeys and extraordinary views of America that only a long-distance train trip can reveal. For those who love ...

Amtrak has revealed the current progress of almost 30 high-speed rail infrastructure projects as part of its July update on the Northeast Corridor. The map shows progress on headline projects like the ...

Amid the heat wave on the East Coast, a train headed north for Boston was halted on Monday afternoon. Northeast Regional Amtrak Train 94 was reportedly stuck in the Baltimore & Potomac Tunnel before ...