In May, I spent four hours on an Amtrak train traveling from the Canadian city of Vancouver to Seattle in the lowest-tier car, which cost $50. The coach ride surprised me in six ways.

Amtrak is going full speed ahead with its dreaded tunnel closure in New York City on Friday — despite pleas from Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor Eric Adams for the train company to slam the breaks.

Amtrak train tracks on Jan. 6 in Castleton-On-Hudson. ALBANY — As Amtrak has cut back on commuter trips between Albany and New York City to allow for the $1.6 billion East River tunnel ...

"In total, Amtrak's health care plan was billed over $16 million and paid out more than $12 million during the scheme," the OIG found. The OIG initially started investigating when an agent noticed ...

All aboard. Amtrak is making a comeback to the Gulf Coast. After two decades, the rail service has announced plans to restore regional passenger routes. Here's what we know so far and where you ...

Amtrak is about to begin rehabilitation on its tunnels in the East River to fix damage from superstorm Sandy. It shares those tracks with the Long Island Rail Road, and MTA Chair Janno Lieber isn ...

A city-bound Amtrak train stops on the platform on Nov. 14, 2024, at Albany-Rensselaer rail station in Rensselaer. ALBANY — Amtrak service between Albany-Rensselaer and New York City will be ...

Though Amtrak owns the infrastructure, the vast majority of the more than 400 daily trains that run on the corridor are NJ Transit trains. Story continues below photo gallery.

Amtrak train strikes, kills 3 family members on tracks in Bucks Co., officials say On Thursday, just after 6 p.m. in Bristol, an Amtrak train - traveling from Boston to Richmond, Virginia - struck ...

FILE - An undated photo of an Amtrak Cascades train in Eugene, Ore. Amtrak pulled "Horizon" railcars from service over safety concerns, replacing some Cascades trips with buses until new trains ...

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 ...

And Amtrak posted an adjusted operated loss of $705.2 million, also a 9% improvement year-over-year. Originally Published: March 20, 2025 at 11:41 AM CDT. Share this: ...