I've learned a lot since my first trip in an Amtrak train's coach section ... but solo travelers like me often sit next to a stranger. The seats near the doors between cars are my least favorite.

The track closure will affect Virginia Railway Express (VRE) and Amtrak commuters Tuesday evening. There is no word on what may have started the fire at this time. Correction: A previous version ...

Mr. Ellsworth, a historian, traveled to Maine for this essay. Mid-July is peak season on the central Maine coast. The blueberries — the small, low-bush kind long prized by the state’s jam ...

BERWYN, Ill. (CBS) -- Trains on the Metra BNSF line were halted Thursday afternoon after an Amtrak train that uses the same tracks struck a pedestrian. Both inbound and outbound BNSF Metra trains ...

The Tallahassee Amtrak station suspended operations in 2005; now is the perfect time to restore its operations. According to a recent poll from the Rail Passengers Association, 78% of respondents ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Metra Milwaukee District North line trains are delayed Friday afternoon after an Amtrak train hit a vehicle on the city's Northwest Side. Traffic was stopped near North Caldwell ...

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 ...

MARTIN COUNTY, Fla. — A semi-truck burst into flames after it was struck by an Amtrak train carrying 72 passengers and 14 crew members in Florida, the Martin County Sheriff's Office said on ...

Unexpecting passengers were met by city and state officials on Thursday as the Newport News Transportation Center celebrated its first Amtrak train. Officials with the City of Newport News ...

The Amtrak Downeaster broke records in 2023 for ridership ... England Passenger Rail Authority NNEPRA Executive Director Patricia Quinn told News Center Maine that a formal recommendation for the site ...

Amtrak had proposed extending NNEPRA’s Downeaster trains beyond Brunswick to and from Rockland, but that plan stalled when a host railroad agreement with Midcoast failed to materialize. A Boston-bound ...

The sale is valid on fall and winter travel. “All Aboard (including your vehicle)!” Amtrak wrote in a statement shared with T+L. “Amtrak is giving customers the opportunity to skip the ...