Amtrak should be asking itself a $7 billion question about the future of its long-distance trains. Should it spend that ...

In 2024, Amtrak, the nationalized passenger rail system of the United States of America, served 32.8 million customers. This marks the highest number of customers served in a single year in Amtrak's ...

Amtrak’s brand new Acela trains enter service under a Trump administration that’s more selective in supporting transit projects It was sunny and temperate as Amtrak’s inaugural Acela Avelia Liberty ...

We are 90% funded by individual contributions. That means you create the reader-powered journalism that cuts through the noise, and delivers the trusted information Connecticut cares about. Amtrak’s ...

While the share is higher in Europe, only about 1% of railroad lines in the United States are equipped with overhead wires that carry electricity to power trains. That presents a complicated challenge ...

Spencer also says that ASR can operate profitably; a standard that few passenger trains have attained since the onset of competition from highways and airlines during the past century. His letter said ...

AmeriStarRail, which for some time has been proposing privately owned and operated passenger service on the Northeast Corridor, has gone in a new direction with its latest proposal — literally and ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Diesel-powered trains will thunder west from Denver through the Continental Divide to Granby starting late next year, marking the first stage in a multi-year ...

Across the vast American landscape, railcars carried more than passengers and freight; they transported dreams, ambitions, and the very essence of a nation in motion. The railcars were rolling symbols ...

Passenger train travel is often thought of as a relic of a bygone era. While major improvements in the passenger train travel arena are being made, there have been notable project cancellations and ...

Railway Age has often reported on battles between Amtrak and its host railroads, including Union Pacific and CN. We covered the “Second Battle of Mobile” between Amtrak and host railroads CSX and ...