More Americans are taking the Amtrak than ever before. Here's why the national rail service is having a moment.

Amtrak’s train fleet is due for an overhaul as the rail system looks to upgrade overnight and cross-country train travel in the coming decades. As many as 10 manufacturers have submitted their ideas ...

Imagine hopping on a train at Union Terminal headed to New Orleans for jazz and gumbo, or taking in the sights on a winding route past the Smoky Mountains on your way to Nashville for hot chicken and ...

Ouch! Amtrak has been running the Capitol Limited with only four cars. That’s atrocious. When I took my family to Washington in 2001 the Capitol had a baggage car, two double-decked, 44-passenger ...