Community leaders say new environmental study of Amtrak’s proposed South Side facility ‘woefully inadequate’

The Federal Railroad Administration caught many by surprise over the weekend by releasing an environmental assessment of the ...

I took Amtrak from Seattle to Vancouver in coach for $22. Here's what it's like to cross the US-Canada border by train.

A $22 Amtrak ticket from Seattle to Vancouver cost less than half as much as renting a car and a fraction of the cost of ...

Guns on Amtrak Trains? A Workers Union Is Up in Arms.

A new policy would allow firearms to be brought on passenger cars, as opposed to being locked in baggage cars. A union leader ...
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OH: Ohio rail plan shows Cleveland daytime Amtrak extension hadn’t entered federal development program

Cleveland could get daytime Amtrak service by extending an existing passenger train from Pittsburgh. But there’s a catch: Ohio’s August 2025 rail plan identifies that extension among proposals that ...
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Amtrak Railyard In Bridgeport Would Have ‘Insignificant’ Environment Impact, Feds Say

Amtrak's planned Bridgeport maintenance yard area will cause some noise impacts but have an overall negligible impact, an ...

Amtrak to allow guns on trains. Workers union calls policy 'lunacy'

Amtrak plans to let passengers bring locked firearms aboard more trains in 2027, drawing sharp criticism from a union ...

Amtrak issues booking advice to travelers ahead of Thanksgiving rush

Amtrak is urging Americans to book Thanksgiving journeys now as the US national railroad prepares for a busy travel period.