Amtrak apologized Friday for leaving passengers stranded at D.C.’s Union Station the night after Christmas, saying a “miscommunication” caused a train headed for New York to leave them ...

Amtrak’s ridership numbers for the 2024 fiscal year point to a growing interest that Americans have to travel by train. [Photo: Joseph Weiser/Icon Sportswire/Getty Images] BY Kristin Toussaint ...

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 ...

Passengers board Amtrak’s Train 41 at Union Station in the West Loop. Pat Nabong/Sun-Times Share Amtrak’s rise in ridership in recent years is an American success story. But will the incoming ...

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What is the difference between business vs. coach on Amtrak? The benefits and cost-effectiveness of the two fare classes can be confusing to sort out. In general, riding Amtrak can feel less ...

Amtrak has reached a historic milestone, carrying 32.8 million passengers on the passenger rail system in fiscal year 2024. That’s a 15% increase from the previous fiscal year when it carried ...

Amtrak passengers faced delays of 30 to 60 minutes Sunday night because of power line issues along the Northeast Corridor, which provides service between Washington, D.C., and Boston, according to ...

Arianna Flynn was aghast that her early November Amtrak ticket cost $200 round-trip from Philadelphia to New York. For years, the 27-year-old health-care marketing professional has taken the train ...

PALATINE BRIDGE — An Amtrak train struck a tractor-trailer when the vehicle malfunctioned crossing the tracks on Spring Street in Palatine Bridge near Erie Canal Lock 14 late Friday morning ...

It’s been a good year for Amtrak, as the national rail line has achieved an all-time ridership record. In all, of 32.8 million customers boarded trains in fiscal year 2024. The news comes as ...

The trains, which did 900 test runs between January and August, are expected to start commercial service on Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor line next spring. [Photo: Amtrak] They’re designed to be ...