If these construction works go to plan, the route could transport 66 million people a year by 2040. In an update issued on Wednesday, Amtrak outlined construction projects in six states that are ...

Amtrak, a portmanteau of the words "America" and "track," has been gliding through the cities, towns, and even the secluded paths of the United States since ... for Amtrak routes that make stops ...

Three major projects will impact traffic on and around U.S. 131 in Kalamazoo County in 2025. Two are already underway. Here ...

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EVERETT — Nearly all trains serving Amtrak Cascades temporarily suspended service after the passenger rail agency discovered corrosion problems in passenger train cars widely used on the route.

RIGHT NOW, DETERIORATING TRAIN CARS PUT THE BRAKES ON SOME AMTRAK ROUTES. THE TWO MAIN LINES AFFECTED ARE THE HIAWATHA BETWEEN MILWAUKEE AND CHICAGO, AND THE BOREALIS ROUTE BETWEEN CHICAGO AND ...

It also includes the Texas Eagle, the longest passenger train ride in America, at 2,278 miles. The route runs from Chicago to ...

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 ...

including the Amtrak Cascades route, after the company and the manufacturer discovered safety concerns due to corrosion. The rail service has scheduled buses to transport passengers on the ...

On Wednesday, however, Amtrak said a routine inspection found corrosion on its Horizon trains. Seventy trains across the country, and 26 on the Cascades route, were pulled from service.