Plans for a second daily round-trip passenger train connecting Pittsburgh, Altoona and Harrisburg are murky. Pennsylvania’s ...

Outdoor enthusiasts, residents of bedroom communities, tourists taking quick day trips and workers throughout western Pennsylvania are expected to have double the amount of passenger rail riding oppor ...

On Wednesday, Pennsylvania Transportation Secretary Mike Carroll met with state representatives during a legislative hearing ...

Amtrak currently operates 15 long-distance routes, which range from 750 to 2,500 miles. But they stretch over just 39 states and the District of Columbia, and a map of those routes reveals that ...

It all started in October 2021 when I took two 30-hour Amtrak rides between Miami and NYC. I spent my ride to Miami in a roomette accommodation and booked a bedroom for the way home. Then ...

THE US Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has submitted to Congress its final report on the potential to expand Amtrak’s long-distance network. The study ...

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The Pioneer line route through northeastern Oregon, discontinued in 1997, is one of the routes identified by the Federal Railroad Administration's report "Amtrak Daily Long-Distance Service Study ...

Amtrak's Auto Train service allows travelers to bring their vehicles along for the journey between Virginia and Florida. The daily train departs at 4 p.m. from both Lorton, Virginia, and Sanford ...