A dining car on a long-distance Amtrak train. Photo Credit: Amtrak Amtrak enjoyed record-high ridership and revenue during the 2025 fiscal year. That included growth on its long-distance routes, which ...

As millions of Americans crowd highways and airports this Thanksgiving week, Amtrak is enjoying an unexpected surge: a record 36.2 million passengers in fiscal year 2025, up a remarkable 10 percent ...

"We're working really hard to put a better product out there every day, increase capacity and get schedules that are more convenient for customers to take," he also noted. Transportation Secretary ...

The government could shut down again in just a few days. The last time it happened was a 35-day stretch from Dec. 2018 through Jan. 2019. This time, Congress has until the end of Sept. 30 to approve ...

Emmy Award-winning journalist Kris Van Cleave is the senior transportation correspondent for CBS News based in Phoenix, Arizona, where he also serves as a national correspondent reporting for all CBS ...

Amtrak is launching a new high-speed Acela train, but there is one wrinkle: It isn’t actually faster, yet. Five next-generation Acela trains begin service Thursday as part of a $2.45 billion project ...

Five new Amtrak trains will begin rolling out between Washington, DC, New York and Boston at top speeds of 160 mph starting Thursday. The inaugural NextGen Acela ride is taking off from Washington’s ...

Passengers were provided with "snack packs" and bottled water, Amtrak said. An Amtrak Northeast Regional train bound for Boston was evacuated on Monday after passengers were stranded for more than an ...

Amtrak provides a vital service to U.S. commuters; however, many states have limited access to its train network, and several states have no service at all. According to data mapped by Newsweek, the ...

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Want to build the perfect starter house in Minecraft? 🏠 This easy step-by-step tutorial shows you how to create a compact, stylish, and resource-friendly house perfect for survival mode. Whether ...