53 Hours and No Wi-Fi: Why I Loved Amtrak’s Slow Train to San Francisco

Our travel columnist took the California Zephyr during the Thanksgiving rush. And would do it again, with ear plugs.

I spent 30 hours on an Amtrak train from NYC to Miami. Here are 11 ways I made the overnight ride more bearable.

I made my first overnight Amtrak ride in a roomette more comfortable by adjusting the temperature, downloading movies, and ...

Behind the scenes of how Amtrak trains are cleaned in Hampton Roads

It’s 11:30 a.m. and Amtrak Northeast Regional 67 pulls into the Newport News Transportation Center on time following an ...

More people opting for train travel, Amtrak says

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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 ...

More Americans plan to travel by train this Thanksgiving

AAA predicts over 8% more people are turning to train travel over cars or planes this Thanksgiving compared to last year.
Trains

Amtrak marks record 2025 results, highlights accomplishments of fiscal year

Amtrak is celebrating a second consecutive year of record ridership and revenue in its review of fiscal 2025 released today ...
The Arts Desk

The Railway Children, Glyndebourne review - right train, wrong station

For the Glyndebourne autumn season, an ever-resourceful team – both musical and technical – pull every lever and grease every wheel to wave off a fast-moving show rich in spectacle, ingenuity, vocal ...