Amtrak issued an apology after 110 passengers were left stranded at Washington's Union Station after their boarding gate was never opened. "On Dec. 26, Amtrak train 66 traveling from Roanoke, Va.

TRIPLE A ESTIMATES THAT NEARLY 5 MILLION PEOPLE WILL TRAVEL BY TRAIN, BUS OR CRUISE THIS HOLIDAY SEASON, SO AMTRAK’S ISSUES ARE COMING AT A REALLY BAD TIME. ONE OF THE BUSIEST TRAVEL WEEKS OF ...

told the Surface Transportation Board earlier this year that every individual dispatching decision must result in the Amtrak train going first — and that every aspect of a host railroad’s operations ...

Amtrak SDP40F diesel locomotives were derived from the best-selling SD40-2 platform but were far from a success on their own. The SDP40F shared its 72-foot, 4-inch frame with the predecessor ...

This includes train travel via Amtrak. Here's what to know about traveling with Amtrak should the shutdown come to pass. No, Amtrak train services are not impacted by a government shutdown.

In general, riding Amtrak can feel less stressful than flying—the train company’s coach seats are more spacious than those in a similar cabin on a plane, which feels like a perk in itself.