Amtrak and the Biden administration have a $75 billion plan to transform passenger train travel across America—but aside from funding, the biggest challenge might be getting the nation’s freight ...

A date that Pacific Northwest train riders and advocates have long awaited is finally nigh. Amtrak’s sleek, amenity-packed new trains will debut on the Cascades intercity route on Sept. 30. Amtrak ...

By Benton Graham for Grist. Broadcast version by Isobel Charle for Washington News Service reporting for the Grist-Public ...

PITTSFIELD — MassDOT now has an agreement with freight railroad company CSX allowing for rail improvements in Pittsfield. The track work will cut conflicts between passenger and freight trains, and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A passenger captured video of the aftermath of a weekend train crash that left three people injured. Officials ...

Amtrak trains outside the Northeast corridor generally run on tracks owned by freight railroads, sharing the tracks on an agreed upon schedule, though unexpected delays occur when the freight ...

CARBONDALE, Ill. — U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) introduced legislation Nov. 21 that would extend to Amtrak the ability to sue freight railroads if it believes that they are failing to give ...

Amtrak is stepping up its competition with the trucking industry with plans to add 350 refrigerated freight cars to its passenger-rail operations. The move is part of Amtrak's efforts to break even ...

Amtrak's new Airo trains will debut on the Cascades route from Eugene to Vancouver, B.C., on September 30. The new trainsets ...

The Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation is accepting responses through early November. People who finish ...