The Latest Breaking News from Amtrak

Amtrak’s popular children’s holiday ride returns in December. Actors will re-create the classic children’s tale, Santa will hand out gifts and carols will be sung.

Nat Read says he has ridden every mile on the Amtrak rail network, and he's never grown tired of looking at the country through a train window.

A train derailment in northern Montana spilled freight and left 25 cars tangled up along a major east-west railroad corridor

Chicago projects would have lost money because of House Republican cuts that threatened to wipe away $1.57 billion in Amtrak funds for 2024.

DC Fire and Rescue Services are responding to an Amtrak train after it derailed with 230 passengers onboard. One worker is being evaluated for a "minor medical condition"

LOS ANGELES — It's among the nation's most iconic and heavily utilized passenger rail lines, linking Southern California's cities via a stunning coastal route. From the grassy headlands of San Luis Obispo to Orange County's wide-open beaches and San Diego's oceanside bluffs, the so-called Lossan rail corridor is famous for…

The West Loop location is safe, convenient, easy to navigate and close to public transportation. It is a place people who may be vulnerable, physically handicapped or unable to afford other transportation options can access.

Amtrak says the Coast Starlight train was carrying 198 passengers and 13 crew when it rammed into a public works truck on a raised gravel crossing. The truck's driver was taken to a trauma center.

Lincoln Service trains began traveling 110 mph this week, a welcome development in efforts to put our area’s rail on the right track. Better rail service overall would let travelers avoid congested highways and airports.