Amtrak is rolling out new trains with bigger windows, comfier seats, and higher speeds
The rail service’s updated cars will launch later this year and are the first phase of its plan to expand America’s train ...
The Slow Journey to High-Speed Rail in America
True high-speed rail has not yet made it to the U.S., but that will change soon. Here are the projects currently being ...
How Fast Do Amtrak Trains Go? A Look At Their Top Speed
While American trains might not be as speedy as those found in other countries, Amtrak does have some that can go a lot ...
Elon Musk wants to privatize the Postal Service and Amtrak
Elon Musk says that he believes the US Postal Service and Amtrak need to privatized and that “we should privatize anything ...
Great Lakes Now7 天
What would the Great Lakes region be like with bullet trains?
Others are more precise with their definitions. Some say that “high speed” starts at 125 mph. But others say those trains are ...
The Brown Daily Herald13 天
What Amtrak privatization would mean for nationwide rail travel
A federally chartered company, Amtrak receives a number of federal subsidies, including direct investments and grants that ...
Amtrak is the latest organization under DOGE's scrutiny
America's national railway service could be heading off the tracks, as Amtrak CEO Stephen Gardner announced on March 19 that ...
Oregonian4 天
Here’s the only Amtrak Cascades train heading north, south for now
After Amtrak pulled 26 train sets from the Cascades route for emergency repairs, just one remaining train is now scheduled to make a sole daily southbound and northbound run. Amtrak discovered ...
The Boston Globe7 天
Amtrak reaching out to passengers who may have been exposed to person with measles on ...
Some passengers on an Amtrak train traveling between Boston and Washington, D.C., one week ago could have been exposed to measles from a person on board, health officials are warning. The train ...