Passengers say the journey on Amtrak's Southwest Chief is worth it: no TSA lines, ground-level scenery spanning deserts and ...

CHICAGO — More evidence of the toll Amtrak’s aging locomotive and passenger car fleet is taking on operations was provided in ...

The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) reaches a tentative contract agreement with Transport Workers Union (TWU) 234. Also, Metra’s Operation North Pole (ONP) Christmas train ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A Metra train struck a pedestrian on Chicago's West Side on Monday evening, officials said. A Metra spokesperson said a Union Pacific West Line train hit a man at the Kedzie station ...

Tickets for one of the Chicago area's most beloved and family-friendly holiday traditions go on sale Monday, and they're "expected to sell out fast." Beginning at 12 p.m. Monday, tickets for Metra's ...

Nearly 30 years after the idea was first formally explored, a new commission was born Friday with the goal of finally delivering a passenger rail system that connects Milwaukee, ...

A man accused of setting a woman on fire inside a Chicago commuter train has a decades long criminal history and was on court-ordered electronic monitoring in an unrelated battery case at the time of ...

I booked private roomettes on a 46-hour Amtrak train ride from Chicago to Seattle. We liked having beds, but there were a few drawbacks to the trip.

Thanksgiving is not even here yet, but Metra wants to make sure you're ready for Christmas and the holiday festivities. Tickets went on sale for the holiday trains at noon on Monday and sold out ...

Norfolk Southern wants to build a crew change facility on a new route from Binghamton to Worcester, Mass., that will travel through Voorheesville before using CSX lines. The location of the building ...

Across the U.S., it’s beginning to look, and smell, a lot like Christmas — artisanal stalls framed by twinkling lights are selling delightful gifts and the tempting aromas of mulled wine and bratwurst ...

Regular service is expected today for Amtrak after a few wheels on the Texas Eagle came off the track near Chicago on Sunday afternoon. The train had stopped in St.