Amtrak gets hundreds of millions for D.C. and Md. as Biden leaves
The Biden administration on Thursday announced $321 million in grants to improve Amtrak service and stations between ...
Amtrak Resumes Service Between New York and Washington After Power Issues
Amtrak said the suspension because of downed overhead wires blocking the tracks would last until around 3 p.m. ET and trains ...
48 hours aboard Amtrak’s new direct train from Chicago to Miami
The Sun-Times sent a reporter and photographer on the first run of the Floridian from Chicago to Miami — on one condition. We ...
$80M coming to fix rail woes blamed for NJ Transit, Amtrak ‘summer of hell’
Federal agencies have approved $80 million in grants that will replace the ancient overhead wires and signal on the Northeast ...
Amtrak Resumes NYC-New Haven Service After Day-Long Delay
Amtrak resumed service on trains between New York’s Penn Station and New Haven, Connecticut, after a brush fire near East ...
Arizona railway improvements expected
Arizona will receive $60.2 million in federal taxpayer dollars for four railroad infrastructure projects throughout the state ...
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Amtrak launches new Chicago-to-Miami route as rail travel gains momentum
Although the new route is temporary, American train travel is making a comeback. More than 28.6 million passengers rode ...
Repairs along key rail corridor will require service disruptions, officials say
Top officials at Amtrak and NJ Transit told Assembly lawmakers Thursday that infrastructure upgrades would require closing ...
Jennings Creek fire in Northeast now 50% contained; brush fires ignite in Manhattan
The FDNY said it has responded to 229 brush fires since Oct. 29, calling it the most in city history over a two-week stretch.
All aboard the Borealis! Amtrak creates fast track from Minneapolis to Chicago
Two folks from News 8's sister station, KARE 11, hopped the fast track and rode the Borealis from Milwaukee to Chicago to see ...
Amtrak restores full service between NYC and New Rochelle
Full Amtrak service between New York Penn Station and New Rochelle was restored Wednesday evening, following a transformer fire Tuesday that halted trains on their tracks. Work crews were making ...