CHICAGO (WLS) -- Metra trains were delayed in and out of Chicago's Union Station due to Amtrak switch problems Wednesday evening, and it will also impact the Thursday morning commute. Metra expects ...

A new push to bring an Amtrak station to Madison has returned despite passenger rail’s fraught history in the state. Even if the new plans come to fruition, it would be years before anyone could board ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Central Ohio residents are being urged to check on vulnerable neighbors as bitter cold temperatures and snow-covered streets continue to affect the region. LifeCare Alliance resumed ...

Amtrak will restore full train service between New York City and Albany in March, Gov. Kathy Hochul said Tuesday. Ten months after Amtrak scaled back its Empire Service between Penn Station and Albany ...

Amtrak is restoring full train service between New York City and Albany beginning in March, but at a cost to commuters hoping for a more affordable ride. The move means a plan to extend Metro-North to ...

A minor Amtrak derailment blocked some platforms at Chicago's Union Station early Monday morning. Metra reported just before 6 a.m. that customers on its BNSF and Southwest Service commuter lines ...

When it comes to seeing the East Coast at a slower, more laid-back pace, few experiences rival Amtrak’s Silver Meteor and Palmetto routes. Both trains travel from the northeast to the southeast, ...

With over 34.5 million trips and new routes gaining steam, the golden age of American rail may be on the horizon. Evie Carrick is a writer and editor who’s lived in five countries and visited well ...

Three candidates have been named to a shortlist to be the New York Penn Station transformation project master developer, Amtrak has announced. Four teams had been under consideration for the project ...

Five months after Penn Station czar Andy Byford promised New Yorkers a “top-to-bottom transformation of every aspect of Penn Station,” most of the options to overhaul the nation’s busiest rail hub ...

U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and Amtrak special advisor Andy Byford announced a major competition for Penn Station’s redesign last August. That month, Duffy and Byford solicited a master ...

From cross-country Amtrak routes to weekends along NJ Transit’s Northeast Corridor to your daily commute, train trips are often where travel budgets go to work — and where the right travel rewards ...