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

I booked private roomettes on a 46-hour Amtrak train ride from Chicago to Seattle. We liked having beds, but there were a few ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- No Metra or Amtrak trains were able to enter or exit Chicago Union Station for a brief time Thursday morning due to signal problems. Amtrak officials said their signal system ...

MILWAUKEE - The "Brewers Express" Amtrak train will depart from Milwaukee Intermodal Station on Wednesday morning ahead of the team's next postseason game – in Chicago against the Cubs. Amtrak ...

The 46-hour cross-country rail trip—which can cost as little as $160—is nothing short of epic.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- An Amtrak police officer shot a 25-year-old man near Union Station in Chicago's West Loop. Amtrak provided few details Thursday morning. Officials only said one of their officers, who ...

An Amtrak train hit a pedestrian near the Aurora Metra station on Monday afternoon, a Metra spokesperson confirmed.