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Chelsea Brasted (pictured) and Carlie Kollath Wells toured the new Amtrak train this month in New Orleans. These are the coach seats. Image: Carlie Kollath Wells/Axios Amtrak trains will start rolling ...
Amtrak is keeping the existing green and maroon color scheme and images of local landmarks on the train's livery. The train will have special graphics of both Mount Rainier and Mo ...
The Naabs say they took their photos of the freight train derailment 15-20 miles east of Garden City on U.S. Highway 50. Follow Amtrak on X (formally known as Twitter) for the latest updates ...
That meant that in most circumstances freight companies would have to let Amtrak through before a freight train. “Initially, the freight railroads were more than happy with the arrangements ...
Amtrak’s “Summer Train-Tacular” spoof ad has generated hundreds of thousands of views across the company’s social media pages ...
CENTERVIEW, Mo. — An Amtrak train bound for Lee's Summit experienced a major delay Sunday evening when it was held up on the tracks for several hours due to a freight train blocking its path.
Aging trains are a huge problem for Amtrak’s public image, which has undergone serious damage due to the company’s poor safety record. The number of fatalities involving Amtrak trains had been ...
A proposed private passenger train will make the Los Angeles to New York City trip in less than 72 hours – and carry ...
AmeriStarRail, which for some time has been proposing privately owned and operated passenger service on the Northeast ...
You aren’t getting anywhere fast. Don’t count on your train getting where it’s going on time. That’s partly because Amtrak doesn’t actually own most of the tracks its trains run on.
Amtrak constantly butts heads with freight railroads, which own almost all of the track that the company uses outside of the Northeast Corridor. Before 1971, railroads were required to provide ...
DENVER ‒ Long after his one-term administration has ridden off into the sunset, President Joe Biden’s legacy may be measured in the railroad tracks he championed across America.