From the towering Empire State Building to sunny Miami, I spent 28 hours aboard Amtrak’s Silver Meteor in a private first-class sleeper complete with my own bed, shower, and endless dining car visits.

It's a move Stephen Sayles, president of Florida Coalition of Rail Passengers, says is a mistake, especially if it becomes permanent. "I think that it would hurt Florida, it would hurt the economy," ...

A coal train derailment north of Enfield, North Carolina, has been cleared, and Amtrak trains between the Northeast and Florida are getting back on schedule. CSX says 28 cars loaded with coal left the ...

Trains are just as important to Southern culture as sweet tea and barbecue—think of all those country songs about hearing that lonesome whistle blow. In the South, traveling by rail lets you soak in ...

Amtrak customers can now purchase tickets on the “Floridian,” a new temporary route offering a direct round-trip between Chicago and Miami with intermediate stops in Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Washington, ...

TOLEDO, Ohio — Snowbirds looking for a flightless (and roadless) avenue to warmer weather this winter now have their answer: passenger train company Amtrak is offering a new route that connects part ...

Amtrak is launching the Floridian, a new temporary route that will offer passengers a one-seat ride between Miami and Chicago with intermediate stops in Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Washington, D.C., ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- A new temporary Amtrak train service will soon connect Chicago and Miami—combining the Capitol Limited and Silver Star services for a limited time. The Floridian Amtrak service will ...

Amtrak will debut a new route in November that’ll take travelers from Miami to Chicago and back for a limited time, the transit service announced Monday. The route, dubbed the Floridian, has ...

Martin County Fire Rescue responded to a fiery collision Thursday when a semi truck crashed into an Amtrak train with more than 70 passengers and 14 crew members on board. Two people aboard the ...

The Silver Star was once part of the Seaboard Air Line Railroad’s fleet of crack streamlined trains between New York and the South that ran with stainless steel equipment, starting in 1947. While the ...