Amtrak is spending $28 million to upgrade long-distance trains and make journeys more enjoyable. Each class is set to see upgrades from coach to sleeper cars, as well as the dining car. Train travel ...

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) on Oct. 28 announced that, as directed by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), it has kicked off a new Amtrak Daily Long-Distance Study to “evaluate the ...

Amtrak says it has begun to readjust its schedule in anticipation of its rail service being interrupted later this week over a looming strike. "While we are hopeful that parties will reach a ...

Amtrak announced that all long-distance passenger trains have been canceled ahead of a looming freight rail worker strike. While Amtrak workers are not involved in the ongoing labor dispute, over ...

Amtrak said it is canceling all long-distance trips starting on Thursday amid a looming railway strike that could disrupt the U.S. economy, resulting in lost productivity of $2 billion a day. The ...

WASHINGTON — Amtrak restored all of its long distance trains Friday morning after a tentative labor deal averted the looming rail strike. The company announced its services were fully restored as of ...

More Americans are taking the Amtrak than ever before. Here's why the national rail service is having a moment.

I traveled from Miami to Tampa and back aboard the Amtrak.Michael715/Shutterstock Traveling from Miami to Tampa aboard Amtrak, I learned train travel is unique ...

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Ouch! Amtrak has been running the Capitol Limited with only four cars. That’s atrocious. When I took my family to Washington in 2001 the Capitol had a baggage car, two double-decked, 44-passenger ...

Traveling from Miami to Tampa aboard Amtrak, I learned train travel is unique. Compared to air and car travel, my long-distance train ride was neither cheaper nor faster. There was more waiting than I ...