Amtrak currently operates 15 long-distance routes, which range from 750 to 2,500 miles. But they stretch over just 39 states and the District of Columbia, and a map of those routes reveals that ...

An FRA report to the US Congress recommends introducing 15 new long-distance passenger routes at a cost ranging from $US ...

As the name says, it’s a report on Amtrak’s long-distance service and identifies ways and places to expand such routes. Two of the report’s recommendations involve routes through the western part of ...

Amtrak operates 15 long-distance passenger rail routes. These routes operate once per day in each direction with the exception of the Cardinal and Sunset Limited routes that operate three times weekly ...

Many Amtrak routes offer breathtaking mountain views, making for a unique and relaxing summer vacation alternative. These leisurely train journeys through America's mountains provide a nostalgic ...

Amtrak is celebrating a special milestone with big savings for passengers. The train service's Downeaster line, which operates five times a day from Brunswick, Maine to Boston, Massachusetts ...

The FRA is evaluating the potential restoration of daily long-distance intercity passenger rail service and the potential for new Amtrak long-distance routes as part of the study. Amtrak’s existing ...

Amtrak tickets are most likely to beat airfares on routes in the Northeast. For example, a round-trip ticket from New York to Boston, leaving Jan. 21 and returning Jan. 24, was $162 on Amtrak and ...

The report outlines more than a dozen “selected preferred routes” that would span more than 750 miles, but have been discontinued by Amtrak since April 1971 or currently operate on a non-daily ...

The westbound Cardinal passes Amtrak’s Chicago diesel maintenance facility Saturday, Jan. 11., 2025, with overhauled Superliner equipment from the Beach Grove (ind.) heavy maintenance facility coupled ...