Amtrak not back to full strength after Northeast power outage
June 6 (UPI) -- Passenger train service in the U.S. Northeast was still not back to full capacity early Friday afternoon after crews worked overnight…
Let the good times roll: Amtrak to offer Mardi Gras route between New Orleans, Mobile
Amtrak is planning a new train route between Mobile, Ala., and New Orleans, La., twice daily called "Mardi Gras Service." The route links up to…
Musk suggests privatizing Postal Service, Amtrak before meeting with Senate Republicans
1 of 10 | Senior adviser to the president Elon Musk departs a Senate Republican luncheon at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday. Photo…
Amtrak’s Pacific Surfliner offers $10 train fares to aid fire relief
The operators of Amtrak’s Pacific Surfliner are offering one-way $10 fares between any two of the train’s 29 stops from San Diego north to San…
How to plan a dreamy winter Amtrak trip from L.A. to New Mexico
It was early morning in mid-December when I awoke to the sounds of steady rumbling while lying in the top bunk in my 9-by-5-foot family…
A glorious ride on Amtrak’s California Zephyr in the winter
Crossing up and over the fabled Donner Pass in the northern Sierra Nevada and descending to Lake Tahoe is one of those essential rites of…