Amtrak has revealed the major construction projects needed to prepare its systems for the "new era of rail." The railway ...

10 must-visit historic railroad towns will involve a journey through railroading’s past and present in these iconic ...

Skyline is headed by Meganne Wecker, the third-generation owner of a family business founded in Chicago by her grandfather in 1946. The company has about 400 employees at factories in Thornton and ...

The Chicago skyline was obscured on Wednesday, February 12, as snow bands moved across the area. Footage posted online shows the conditions in Downtown Chicago on Wednesday afternoon. According to ...

Amtrak currently operates 15 long-distance routes, which range from 750 to 2,500 miles. But they stretch over just 39 states and the District of Columbia, and a map of those routes reveals that ...

Chicago police sent out a community alert Saturday warning of recent burglaries to businesses in the Back of the Yards neighborhood. Police said the burglars use force to enter the businesses and ...

Amtrak's Auto Train service allows travelers to bring their vehicles along for the journey between Virginia and Florida. The daily train departs at 4 p.m. from both Lorton, Virginia, and Sanford ...

The Pioneer line route through northeastern Oregon, discontinued in 1997, is one of the routes identified by the Federal Railroad Administration's report "Amtrak Daily Long-Distance Service Study ...

Amtrak operated the Pioneer route from 1977 to 1997. Before Amtrak, which was founded in 1971, there was regular passenger rail service through Northeastern Oregon for many decades.

“Just keep watch.” Caroline Kent’s mural inside Chicago’s Union Station is part of the yearlong Art at Amtrak Public Art Program. Provided Daisy’s view is an enviable one. At a time when ...