Los Angeles Union Station caused a sensation when it opened in 1939. For first-time visitors to the City of Angels who alight from an Amtrak train there, it still does. The station ...

Amtrak’s “new normal” for handling anticipated severe weather — cancelling trains rather than operating them into a region ...

Few people see it because it passes through Lawrence in the middle of the night, but last year Amtrak’s Southwest Chief passenger train stopped long enough here to pick up or return more than ...

The Amtrak Southwest Chief route embarks on a captivating western-bound journey from Chicago. Departing the Windy City, it crosses the Mississippi River in Fort Madison, Iowa, then traverses ...

Step on board a newly upgraded Amtrak Superliner sleeper car on the California Zephyr and see inside a roomette I booked for ...

The longest Amtrak train routes include Texas Eagle, California Zephyr, Sunset Limited, Southwest Chief, Empire Builder, Coast Starlight, and City of New Orleans. Each route offers unique ...

D.C. to Chicago and the Southwest Chief from Chicago to Los Angeles, more attractive to riders. Nevertheless, ridership on Amtrak’s long-distance trains grew 8% in fiscal 2024 compared with the ...