This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Passengers say the journey on Amtrak’s Southwest Chief — delays and all — is worth it: no TSA lines, ground-level ...

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — An Amtrak locomotive caught on fire off of Welton Street in New Haven on Saturday, the Hamden Community Emergency Response Team said. Crews from the Hamden Fire Department ...

Since its launch in August, Amtrak’s restored Gulf Coast line has carried passengers through marshlands and mossy woods more than 46,000 times — a turnout that the Southern Rail Commission called “one ...

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — The new year will bring new schedule and operational changes for Amtrak in Hampton Roads. In order to accommodate the construction of the $2.3 billion Long Bridge project, aimed ...

A dining car on a long-distance Amtrak train. Photo Credit: Amtrak Amtrak enjoyed record-high ridership and revenue during the 2025 fiscal year. That included growth on its long-distance routes, which ...

Amtrak issued a press release Nov. 18 touting the railroad’s performance in Fiscal Year 2025 entitled “Amtrak: A Year of Records.” With record ridership, record passenger miles, record capital ...

With its real costs factored in, the notion that Amtrak can ever turn a profit is a pipe dream. In fact, Amtrak is demanding larger subsidies than ever before. Take, for instance, the Infrastructure ...

My family of four spent 46 hours traveling from Chicago to Seattle in two Amtrak roomettes. The roomettes were small but comfortable, and we got to see lots of gorgeous views along the way. The rail ...

You could almost mistake it for an ad. Last week, the far-right Georgia representative Marjorie Taylor Greene was on the Amtrak Crescent traveling from the nation’s capital to her home state, and she ...

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (WAVY) – Amtrak announced Friday that service between Richmond and Newport News remains suspended due to ongoing track work. On October 25, a CSX coal train derailed in New Kent ...

NEW KENT COUNTY, Va. — Amtrak service to parts of Virginia has been canceled after a CSX freight train carrying coal derailed in rural New Kent County on Saturday afternoon, according to officials.