Amtrak began its journey more than 50 years ago, when its first train departed from New York on May 1, 1971. While the golden age of trains rapidly gave way to the rise of air travel, Amtrak has since ...

RIGHT NOW, DETERIORATING TRAIN CARS PUT THE BRAKES ON SOME AMTRAK ROUTES. THE TWO MAIN LINES AFFECTED ARE THE HIAWATHA BETWEEN MILWAUKEE AND CHICAGO, AND THE BOREALIS ROUTE BETWEEN CHICAGO AND ...

Amtrak issued a statement Wednesday afternoon that it discovered corrosion in several Horizon railcars and decided to remove the equipment from service.

The first Amtrak train departed from New York on May 1, 1971, marking the beginning of a journey that spanned over 50 years. Even as the era of rail travel declined and air travel took center ...

A new Passenger Information Display System (PIDS) has been installed at the Amtrak Station on Main Street in Richmond, ...

Amtrak discovered problems with its Horizon railcars, which forced the suspension. The agency will use buses in the meantime to keep service running. EVERETT — Nearly all trains serving Amtrak ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KPTV) - Amtrak announced this week that 26 trains traveling through the Pacific Northwest are being pulled due to corrosion concerns, using buses to reduce the disruption.

Round-trip train service via Amtrak Cascades is down to just one train set in the Pacific Northwest, affecting nearly all daily service to its 18 stops between Eugene, Ore., and Vancouver ...

Since Amtrak’s creation in 1970, the U.S. passenger railroad company has carried millions of passengers each year. In fiscal year 2024, over 32 million people rode Amtrak’s buses and trains, which ...

Gardner, Amtrak’s chief executive, announced on Wednesday that he would be stepping down from the passenger rail service about three years into the job. In a statement, Mr. Gardner said he was ...