Amtrak has announced that its passenger rail is officially coming back to the Gulf Coast, after nearly 20 years. The new Amtrak Mardi Gras Service will be launching soon, with trains between New ...

Like the air travel sector, the U.S. train industry was affected by cancellations immediately after Christmas due to bad weather in the Northeast. Amtrak had to temporarily cancel several trains ...

Amtrak’s new twice-daily Mardi Gras Service launched on Aug. 18, connecting Mobile, Alabama, to New Orleans with stops along the Mississippi Gulf Coast. The route marks the first passenger train ...

Exterior of the Amtrak Texas Eagle train pulled into a station. The notion that long-distance train travel is a thing of the past—especially in the U.S.—is being challenged by Amtrak. With growing ...

April 25 (UPI) --Amtrak is planning a new route between Mobile, Ala., and New Orleans, La., twice daily called "Mardi Gras Service." The 143-mile trip links the two cities with something they have in ...

Amtrak's popularity has increased in the past few years, thanks to its investments in infrastructure, new trains, and passenger experiences. In 2024, the rail company hit an all-time ridership record ...

One likelihood of Amtrak expansion in Ohio: Trains that travel through Cleveland during daylight hours. This photo was taken in 2007, during a trial period when the Lake Shore Limited, which travels ...

Amtrak is dismantling two coaling towers in southwest Michigan and Indiana, affecting the passenger line's Wolverine and Blue Water schedules in Michigan from Sept. 15-19. Charter buses will provide ...

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 SAINT ...

The notion that long-distance train travel is a thing of the past—especially in the U.S.—is being challenged by Amtrak. With growing interest from travelers, the U.S. national rail company is shifting ...