Amtrak will provide alternative transportation for people who rely on trains following a derailment over the weekend on a Union Pacific rail line in Colorado's foothills. Eight cars derailed and ...

San Luis Obispo Rail Corridor Agency says the train will suspend service north of Goleta Station starting August 1 as crews ...

Disappointed passengers are asking if Amtrak could be doing more to keep its trains running during one of the busiest travel seasons.

“Amtrak is too expensive,” said Glenn McDonell, 61, a shipyard worker who had planned to take a $14 NJ Transit train from Trenton to Newark to visit his son, compared with $94 on Amtrak.

Amtrak owns the tracks and its trains take priority. New Jersey Transit owns most of its other lines but is a tenant on the busiest segment, the two tracks that connect to New York City.

A $31 million station upgrade in Wells is picking up steam—while Amtrak’s Downeaster eyes a new location in Portland.