Amtrak CEO Stephen Gardner stepped down amid rising political pressure, just as the railroad posted record ridership and ...

In other words, they used “political technology,” manipulating media to undermine democracy by creating a false narrative that enabled them to control public debate ... two of the top candidates for ...

The president's DOGE Czar Elon Musk misses the real problem with Amtrak and passenger rail: freight monopolies.

Amtrak has argued against privatization. Here & Now's Deepa Fernandes talks to transportation analyst Seth Kaplan about Amtrak's finances and ridership and the pros and cons of privatization.

"Deregulation is often accompanied by the twin evils of lack of accountability and absence of transparency," writes one ...

Ride Amtrak outside of the Northeast Corridor and there’s a good chance you’ll arrive late because freight traffic delayed your train — despite the law that gives passenger trains preference. Amtrak ...

Privatization has implications for people covered by Medicare, health care providers, Medicare spending, and taxpayers.

Strauss says he doesn’t believe privatization is right for Amtrak due to a history of unprofitability. “In the 1970s, the freight railroads got out of the passenger rail business because they ...

A Florida man has been indicted in Trenton, New Jersey, after allegedly boarding an Amtrak train with what authorities described as a "small arsenal" of weapons. Jeffrey O. Kennerk, 34 ...

His resignation comes as the agency faces pressure for privatization and scrutiny from the Trump administration. DeJoy Confident in USPS Future Despite Ongoing Need for Modernization In a ...