CHICAGO — Fact-finding expeditions on Amtrak’s far-flung long-distance network usually reveal positives and negatives of a complex operation and its aging Superliner equipment. A recent trip aboard ...

This new train route is set to give travelers more options for fishing, skiing, and horseback riding in the Rocky Mountains.

Before I became a travel writer, I used to write for CNBC. Today, I saw my former colleagues report on a squeeze travelers have felt for a while now. Travel has gotten really, really expensive.

It began with a random conversation outside the Albany (N.Y.) train station, where the Lakeshore Limited stops every ...

Amtrak just announced its "Falling Fares" sale, slashing prices on routes around the country. It's your sign to plan a quick getaway featuring cozy autumn views.

Although train stations are traditionally transient spots where travelers sit and wait for the next departure, some are so much more than that.

The Rail Users’ Network (RUN) held its Fall on-line conference on Friday, October 9. The program included three “single ...

On 28 February 1827, the first commercial passenger train started operating in the United States. 200 years later, it is the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An F40 locomotive, now a non-powered control unit, leads the first revenue run of Amtrak Cascades Airo train no. 503, at Portland, ...

These Trips Older Travelers Are Taking with kids and grandkids trade more stuff for national parks, cruises, beach houses, trains, and memories.

New museums, heritage rail journeys and trackside stays across the US invite travellers to celebrate 200 years of American ...

Most people picture a sleeper train as a fancy hotel that happens to move. But stand on the platform next to a veteran ...