Amtrak launched a new temporary route last fall called “the Floridian” — the name of a route that was discontinued in 1979. This version of the Floridian, it said, would travel from Chicago ...

Amtrak’s Gulf Coast route isn’t ready for the proverbial ‘Y’all aboard’ quite yet, but signals are starting to crank up. By next month, details about a start date and fares should be ...

WASHINGTON -- As part of efforts to shrink the federal government, Elon Musk says the United States Postal Service and Amtrak should be privatized. Musk made the suggestion during a Morgan Stanley ...

Amtrak, after investing more than $4 billion in a year to improve its creaky infrastructure and aging fleet, said it expected to make a profit for the first time under President Trump. By Tim Balk ...

[Photo: Amtrak, Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call Inc./Getty Images] Project 2025 called for the privatization of all sorts of government agencies and services, and Elon Musk—who has been helping enact ...

To suggest someone in your community for us to feature, email Joe Timmerman at [email protected]. Aboard Amtrak’s Hiawatha service, quiet conversations complement the rumble of steel ...

VANCE, Ala. (WBMA) — An Amtrak train traveling from New Orleans to New York City collided with a vehicle in Vance, Alabama Thursday. A spokesperson for Amtrak said the vehicle was obstructing ...

Elon Musk wants to privatize the United States’ Postal Service and Amtrak, he said on Wednesday. It’s “kind of embarrassing” how other countries have “way better passenger rail than we ...

NEW YORK (WABC) -- Amtrak and NJ Transit rail service has been impacted Wednesday night due to multiple issues, including a "trespasser fatality" in New Jersey. Amtrak says an unauthorized ...

BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) - Amtrak is moving forward with Texas Central’s long-discussed high-speed rail project between Houston and Dallas, initiating a procurement process to find a Delivery Partner ...

Elon Musk is pushing to privatize Amtrak, calling the service "embarrassing," especially when compared with train services in other countries. "If you're coming from another country, please don ...

BEAR, Delaware — Amtrak is adding color coding at the entries to its railcars to guide passengers to the correct location to board its trains. The first cars introducing this system — which uses green ...