The week of Thanksgiving is Amtrak’s busiest time of the year, according to the Oregon Department of Transportation.

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

A large vacant lot near Union Station is on the market, billed as a rare opportunity for high-density commercial infill.

For holiday travelers, there are a number of choices, but at D.C.’s Union Station, rail riders made the case for hopping all aboard an Amtrak train.

Peacock says that in the past he would have considered driving, but now he prefers the comfort of flying. "It used to be a 10 ...

It's no secret that Penn Station is the most popular rail destination from D.C. But Union Station's other top destinations ...

Fire near tracks halted MARC Penn Line, Metro Orange and Silver lines and Amtrak in part early Monday morning.

Many people are riding trains this week because of the shortage of air traffic controllers and the FAA mandating flight reductions.

The Washington D.C. National Guard will be deployed to the nation’s capital through the end of February, according to formal orders reviewed by The. The Nov. 4 order extends ...

WASHINGTON, Sept 19 (Reuters) - The Trump administration said late Friday it has struck a deal to restore federal control of Washington Union Station in the nation's capital. Last month, the U.S.

High-speed rail in the Northeast just got a significant upgrade. Amtrak's new NextGen Acela trains launched on Wednesday, August 27. The first train left Union Station in Washington, DC, at 5 a.m., ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's administration is taking management of Union Station away from Amtrak in the latest example of the federal government exerting its power over the nation's ...