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Six Dead In Two Amtrak Crashes Due to Cars on Tracks Within 24 Hours
The two crashes, in California and Missouri, both occurred at track crossings without gates or other alert systems.
Amtrak Spent 11 Years and $450 Million to Save Acela Riders 100 Seconds
Meanwhile, France built a brand new 210-mile high speed rail line with a max speed of 200 mph in six years.
Amtrak Is Streaming an Empty Railroad on Twitch to Beef With Freight Rail Companies
Amtrak wants to run two round-trip trains a day between Mobile and New Orleans. Freight companies are fighting it. So Amtrak is taking it to Twitch.
Coastal Erosion Is Shutting Down Infrastructure. It’s Going to Get Worse.
"A slow-rolling erosion shitstorm is coming to coastal SoCal. In fact, it already started."
Biden's Executive Order Acknowledges Passenger Rail's Biggest Problem
Outside the northeast, Amtrak uses privately-owned freight tracks, and getting stuck behind freight trains is the biggest cause of delays.
Amtrak’s Largest Union Doesn’t Want Capitol Hill Rioters on Its Trains
The call for increased security comes after flight attendants wanted pro-Trump rioters banned from planes.
Between Gods and Rats, the Moynihan Train Hall Is a Temple to Modern Mediocrity
The new public space in midtown Manhattan is supposed to atone for tearing down the original Penn Station. It does nothing of the sort.
Almost 200 People Got Trapped on a Train for Days in Oregon's Brutal Snowstorm
The train hit a tree and then got snowed in, with 183 people inside.
Neo-Nazi convicted for domestic terror on Amtrak train was part of Unite the Right rally
The 25-year-old was marching in khakis in Charlottesville two months before he stopped an Amtrak in Nebraska to “save the train from black people.”
What to Eat on America's Most Beautiful Amtrak Ride
The California Zephyr is much more than a gentle breeze—it's a haven of comfort food and intimate conversation with strangers.
T.J. Miller Got Drunk and Called in a Fake Bomb Threat, Feds Say
Investigators say he was "motivated by a grudge" against a female passenger he'd been arguing with on an Amtrak train.
Why Have There Been So Many Train Crashes Lately?
We asked an expert about the strange recent series of major incidents on Amtrak lines resulting in six deaths and many more injuries.