The Tesla CEO set his sights on privatizing the USPS and Amtrak, but the federally-owned railroad released a response last week stating that it can't understand why it needs private ownership.

However, I got a taste of luxury with my first first-class Amtrak ride in February. Amtrak ridership hit record highs in the fiscal year 2024 with 32.8 million trips, a 15% increase from 2023.

But it's finally making a comeback this summer. Amtrak passenger service between the two cities will start in June 2025, though the exact day is unknown at this time, said Kay Kell, the ...

You can get in touch with Theo by emailing t.burman@newsweek.com. Languages: English. Amtrak has revealed the major construction projects needed to prepare its systems for the "new era of rail." ...

I'll never forget my first overnight train trip in October 2021. I took an Amtrak Viewliner train from my home in New York City to Miami and spent the 30-hour ride in a roomette — a 20-square ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — A resolution in the South Dakota House supports the expansion of Amtrak service to South Dakota. House Resolution 6008 is “Supporting the effort to bring Amtrak ...

ST. LOUIS — One person died after being struck by an Amtrak train Wednesday in St. Louis. According to the St. Louis Fire Department, it happened at about 7:30 a.m. Wednesday in the 4900 block ...

Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. ST. LOUIS — An Amtrak train hit and killed a man Wednesday morning who was on the railroad tracks near a homeless camp in St ...

The Carolinian, en route from New York City to Charlotte, was stopped on the tracks south of Selma while firefighters isolated and put out the fire in the Cafe' car. An Amtrak train passing ...

Linking the Mardi Gras capital of New Orleans in Louisiana and the waterfront city of Mobile in Alabama, Amtrak’s Gulf Coast train is set to become one of the USA’s great rail routes once more ...

FRESNO, Calif. (FOX26) — A deadly collision involving an Amtrak train occurred in downtown Fresno Tuesday night, resulting in the death of one person. It happened around 6 p.m. at the intersection of ...