Earlier this year, if you happened to be standing at a train station in New Jersey at a certain time of night, you might have seen a sleek new high-speed Acela zip by. The trains, which did 900 test ...

Amtrak passengers will finally get to ride the new $2.4 billion Acela trains capable of hitting 180 mph this spring on the Northeast Corridor in New Jersey if they pass final tests. “Our NextGen Acela ...

After decades of watching European and Asian travelers zip along at lightning speeds while American trains crawled behind freight traffic, rail enthusiasts finally have something to celebrate. Amtrak ...

Amtrak, a portmanteau of the words "America" and "track," has been serving the American frontier and three Canadian provinces since 1971, making it a dominant passenger rail line, operating intercity ...

Amtrak offers several different seat options on its trains. When it comes to value, many riders are finding that one of the ...

Ridership on Amtrak’s Mardi Gras service — launched in August to link New Orleans and Mobile, Ala. — has exceeded expectations in its first three-plus months of operation along the Gulf Coast. Amtrak ...

Gift Article 10 Remaining As a subscriber, you have 10 articles to gift each month. Gifting allows recipients to access the article for free. Amtrak ridership on regional routes to and from Chicago is ...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Amtrak's summer of discontent continued Tuesday, when the railroad suspended most of its high-speed Acela Express service so it could inspect the trains for cracks in shock absorbers ...