High-speed rail is a proven alternative to gridlocked highways and overcrowded airports. CNN has reimagined a faster, more ...

As more people travel by train for their holiday vacations, Amtrak noted a 5% increase in train passengers this year, and ...

Booking a train in an unfamiliar destination can be perplexing. There's a lot to figure out, but there's one handy site you ...

As Americans ramp up for a week of hectic holiday travel, a government shutdown continues to loom after a bipartisan agreement reached by Congress failed to pass following conservative fallout. The ...

Amtrak just closed the 2025 fiscal year with the strongest ridership and revenue in its history, a milestone year that’s ...

Amtrak is one of the best ways to see the vast country, and the company is putting its USA Rail Pass on sale this month to help travelers do that on a budget. The rail company is currently selling the ...

Amtrak began its journey more than 50 years ago, when its first train departed from New York on May 1, 1971. While the golden age of trains rapidly gave way to the rise of air travel, Amtrak has since ...

A new map shows the planned high-speed rail routes of AmeriStarRail, a private sector company proposing to partner with Amtrak to transform rail travel in the Northeast United States. The company ...

Spending a month on Amtrak wasn’t like a road trip or hopping between flights—it was its own world. Time stretched, landscapes transformed, and strangers became companions in a way that rarely happens ...