There's A New Proposed Amtrak Route Called The 'Midwest Connect' That Will Link These Popular Cities

It's not a highspeed rail system, but Columbus, Ohio hasn't had a a passenger rail since 1979 and the Fort Wayne, Indiana ...
News Tribune

Looking to ride Amtrak from Bellingham? You’ll have to catch a bus instead of the train

Amtrak removed almost all of its passenger train cars in the Northwest from service this week, turning the growing Cascades railroad corridor into a bus route indefinitely. The national passenger rail ...
Fast Company

If the government funded these Amtrak routes, 39 million more people would have rail access

Passenger rail service in the United States is woefully lacking compared to other countries, particularly long-distance service that connects far-reaching cities. Amtrak currently operates 15 ...
KARE 11

Amtrak halts Borealis Chicago-St. Paul services over safety issues

ST PAUL, Minn — Amtrak canceled several routes across the country Wednesday, including the Borealis passenger rail service between St. Paul and Chicago, due to safety concerns following a routine ...
Colorado Public Radio

Protections for Amtrak’s Southwest Chief gaining steam

Protections for long-distance train routes, like the Southwest Chief, are chugging through U.S. Congress. The Southwest Chief runs from Chicago to Los Angeles and back again, completing the route ...
Seattle Times

Amtrak Cascades routes restored using temporary replacement cars

Amtrak will restore round-trip train service on its Cascades route Tuesday, nearly a week after the company took most of its rail cars on that route out of operation for maintenance. Amtrak last week ...