Second of two parts. Amtrak’s new president and chief executive, Richard Anderson, hasn’t yet ridden through the tunnels beneath the East River that form the train path known as East Side Access.

The Amtrak train apparently was travelling at about 75 mph when the engineer noticed the deformity in the rail and pulled the brakes, a U.S. official told The Associated Press.

Amtrak. Add Topic. 45 years of Amtrak locomotives. USA TODAY. Since its start in 1971, Amtrak has operated iconic locomotives from the diesel F40PH and P42 to the electric GG1, AEM7 and new ACS64.

U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer pushed Amtrak to “be more flexible” in its negotiations with the MTA to make Penn Station Access Project a reality. It would give Westchester Metro-North train riders ...

Federal lawmakers pushed Amtrak and the MTA to quickly advance the Penn Station Access Project, which would give Metro-North commuters access to Manhattan's West Side. US Senators Charles Schumer ...

Five cars of an Amtrak train derailed in southwest Kansas early Monday, sending more than two dozen people to hospitals. An Amtrak statement said the train was traveling from Los Angeles to ...

CHICAGO (STMW) - Emergency crews put out a fire underneath an Amtrak passenger train on the city's Far South Side Tuesday evening. Firefighters responded shortly before 7 p.m. for the fire on the ...

A high school student died after being struck by an Amtrak train Thursday on the Northwest Side, according to the Chicago Fire Department. Amtrak's Hiawatha line train 332 struck the person about ...

Metra unveiled a special wrap on one of its F40PH locomotives, commemorating 40 years of continuous passenger service for the power mainstay of the Chicago agency’s passenger fleet.. Metra Chief ...

The driver of a truck will be cited after their vehicle struck the side of an Amtrak train as it was crossing the tracks near Winter Park over the weekend. 1 weather alerts 1 closings/delays.