The Amtrak Board of Directors held its year-end 2025 meeting earlier this month in New Orleans, the site of a celebration ...

Fancy ending the year with a delightful train ride? The United States is packed with spectacular seasonal rail journeys, and ...

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

I took the 43-hour Amtrak train from Los Angeles to Chicago to avoid travel chaos over Thanksgiving. The views were gorgeous and it was a lot of fun.

The Southwest Chief from Los Angeles to Chicago had scenic views and a community vibe. It costs more and takes longer than flying, but I want to do more long-haul Amtrak rides. If the plagues of our ...

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Two lavish rail cars will roll out in 2026, offering exclusive journeys from L.A. to San Francisco and San Francisco to Denver.

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 ...

Amtrak has announced its “Winter Wanderlust Sale” for the holiday season. Customers can enjoy discounted fares for travel across the country for a limited time, making it the perfect opportunity to ...

I regret not knowing a few things ahead of my long-haul, overnight Amtrak rides in 2021 and 2025. I spent 75 hours on Amtrak sleeper trains and noticed that time seemed to pass slowly on the rails. I ...

Ever since the start of a second daily Amtrak train from Union Depot, St. Paul, to Union Station, Chicago, with the Borealis, I have been itching to take the train to visit my three cousins who live ...