It’s 43 hours from L.A. to Chicago. These train people like it that way

Passengers say the journey on Amtrak’s Southwest Chief is worth it: no TSA lines, ground-level scenery spanning deserts and ...

I took a 5-hour Amtrak ride with a backpack and carry-on. Here are 5 things I'm glad I brought and 3 I wish I'd packed.

I took a five-hour Amtrak ride from New Jersey to Boston. I was grateful to have brought my own snacks, but I wish I had ...

We spent 2 days in roomettes on an Amtrak train. Our trip was nice, but it cost more than our first-class flights home.

I booked private roomettes on a 46-hour Amtrak train ride from Chicago to Seattle. We liked having beds, but there were a few ...

I chose a 9-hour Amtrak over a 2-hour flight home. It's not perfect, but I'll always choose the train over flying if I can.

After procrastinating to buy my flight home for Thanksgiving one too many times (sorry, Mom), I've been left with no other ...

I paid $1,963 for a 43-hour Amtrak train to avoid Thanksgiving travel chaos. It felt like stepping back in time.

I took the 43-hour Amtrak train from Los Angeles to Chicago to avoid travel chaos over Thanksgiving. The views were gorgeous ...
NOLA.com

Gulf Coast train line is among the most successful in Amtrak’s history. See ridership totals.

The route’s early success has raised hope for some advocates of regional train travel. See how many people have taken the ...
First Alert 4 on MSN

Passengers detail partial Amtrak derailment after departing St. Louis

S T. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - An Amtrak train traveling from St. Louis to Chicago partially derailed Sunday afternoon ...
Mass Transit

Amtrak restores Lake Shore Limited direct rail service after rail hole repair

Amtrak has restored Lake Shore Limited direct rail service between Albany-Rensselaer, N.Y., and Boston after several months ...
News Tribune

Looking to ride Amtrak from Bellingham? You’ll have to catch a bus instead of the train

Amtrak removed almost all of its passenger train cars in the Northwest from service this week, turning the growing Cascades railroad corridor into a bus route indefinitely. The national passenger rail ...
mlive

107 Thanksgiving travelers evacuated after their Amtrak train lost power

Multiple law enforcement agencies battled "challenging circumstances" for hours to evacuate passengers stranded in Michigan ...