Business Insider17d
I've taken the Amtrak Auto Train, where you take your car with you, over a dozen times. It's great for overpackers who want to reduce driving time.
So it's not surprising that I'm a big fan of the Auto Train, an Amtrak route unlike any other. It travels between two specific locations, with no stops in between and passengers take their cars or ...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel22d
New Amtrak Borealis train connecting Milwaukee to Twin Cities has 100,000 riders in first five months
Amtrak's new, five-month-old Borealis line connecting Milwaukee to the Twin Cities and Chicago hit a major milestone this week. The route, which debuted May 21, has had over 100,000 passengers as ...
KSTP-TV22d
Amtrak train between Twin Cities and Chicago sees ridership milestone
The newest Amtrak train making stops from St. Paul to Chicago has reached a major milestone in ridership. The Borealis has seen more than 100,000 passengers since it opened less than six months ago.
Asheville Citizen-Times22d
Asheville passenger rail was set to return. After Helene its future is uncertain
ASHEVILLE - With bridges and roads washed away — and critical corridors in Western North Carolina not expected to reopen for months — another major mode of transportation took a devastating ...
WCTV23d
Steam building in the Capital City to rebuild Amtrak, get passengers back on the rails
The government repaired the tracks enough for freight, but not for Amtrak. Now, local commissioners are asking state lawmakers to join the Southern Rail Commission (SRC), a group made up of ...
Star Tribune23d
Amtrak’s Borealis train ridership reaches 100K in five months
Amtrak’s Borealis train line from St. Paul’s Union Depot to downtown Chicago began in May. (Richard Tsong-Taatarii/The Minnesota Star Tribune) ...
Palm Beach Post24d
Ride the rails from Miami to Chicago in limited-time Amtrak Floridian route
Want to take a more leisurely trip across the country? Amtrak is now selling tickets for its temporary Floridian route, which offers a round-trip "in comfort and style" between Miami and Chicago ...
Pensacola News Journal24d
Amtrak is bringing passenger rail service to Mobile, can Pensacola be next?
"We're always open minded to the possibility it can happen, and we'd love to see that," Reeves said of Amtrak lines being extended east from Mobile to Pensacola. "Obviously the first step is the ...
al.com24d
Buttigieg credits infrastructure package for making Gulf Coast Amtrak a reality
U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg acknowledged the resiliency of a still-evolving Amtrak project along the Gulf Coast Tuesday, while touting the Biden Administration’s $1.2 trillion ...
WKRG24d
‘All aboard!’: Amtrak breaks ground in downtown Mobile
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — The Port City has welcomed back Amtrak after nearly 20 years. Officials broke ground Tuesday at the construction site next to the Mobile Convention Center and Cooper ...
FOX10 News24d
‘Y’all aboard’ – Mobile celebrates return of Amtrak to Gulf Coast
U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg led a team of dignitaries turning shovels at the future site of the Amtrak train platform next to the Arthur Outlaw Mobile Convention Center.
WFSB25d
Amtrak train strikes car in Wallingford
WALLINGFORD, CT (WFSB) - An Amtrak train struck a vehicle at a railroad crossing in Wallingford on Monday night. It happened around 7:50 p.m. Amtrak officials confirmed to Channel 3 that train 417 ...