Amtrak has been using unpowered F40PH locomotives for decades in various corridors across the country. For its ...

A new preservation group, Northeast Rail Heritage, Inc., announced Tuesday (Dec. 3) that it has purchased former Amtrak AEM7 ...

The locomotives that will soon be driving the trains are a brand-new type for Amtrak.

A Brookings Institute report found that Amtrak ridership "grew by 55 percent since 1997, faster than other major travel modes." The company's recent investment in advanced-technology locomotives ...

Bella Dinh-Zarr said the 12-carriage train had engines at the ... Only the rear locomotive unit stayed on the tracks The train involved was operated by Amtrak and Monday's service was the first ...

Early in his tenure, the famously pro-train president persuaded Congress to approve $66 billion in new spending for track improvements, expansions and upgrades, along with funding for new trains and ...