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F or over 50 years, Amtrak has provided essential rail services to customers nationwide. With a record-breaking 32.8 million customers in 2024, ridership continues to grow, driven ...
Amtrak offers dozens of routes across the United States, but one in particular has gained a reputation as the most scenic Amtrak route. In addition to the epic seaside views, the Coast Starlight ...
New York’s criticism of Amtrak intensified shortly after Duffy announced in mid-April that it would be in charge of Penn ...
Mar. 29—GRAND FORKS — For a town like Rugby, North Dakota, where the population is about 2,400 and the nearest commercial airports are roughly an hour away, the local passenger train is a ...
In 2019, prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, North Dakota and Minnesota saw annual passenger rail ridership numbers of 101,119 and 131,973, respectively, according to the U.S. Bureau of Transportation ...
Hailing from St. Regis, George Bailey has an idea of the benefits a passenger railroad stop near one of the gems of the state could bring. St. Regis, of course, is a common stop for drivers on I-90.
In a later update, Amtrak said that Train 1333 will operate without the need for bus substitution on Thursday and Train 1340 will be restored without bus substitutions on Friday.
NEW YORK — Amtrak Chief Executive Stephen Gardner abruptly resigned from his top post at the U.S. passenger railroad this week. Wednesday’s announcement signaled that the leadership change ...
Federal code calls for daily nose-to-tail mechanical and interior inspections of passenger railcars; exams every 184 days of seats, racks, windows, safety shields on high-voltage parts, and ...
Walking down the platform, I saw that our train was made up of a pair of impressive-looking diesel-electric locomotives — 4,200-horsepower Siemens Chargers, to be precise — four regular ...
LAFAYETTE PARISH — A man is recovering after a crash involving his car and an Amtrak train Monday afternoon, according to the Lafayette Police Department (LPD). The crash occurred around 12:57 p ...
He ended up in the same passenger car as Detweiler. Carpenter told SFGATE that Detweiler approached him, acting strangely, muttering incoherently and invading his personal space.