Record 80 million Americans expected to travel for Thanksgiving holiday, industry group says
Americans are expected to set a new record for Thanksgiving travel, with nearly 80 million to hit the roads, catch flights ...
New York wildfire breaks through, 160 homes evacuated as blazes keep Northeast at risk
The National Weather Service issued a special statement Sunday warning about the elevated risk of wildfires spreading in some ...
Amtrak's Floridian is back after 45 years — but not through Nashville
The Floridian ran from Chicago through Nashville to Miami, but it ended in 1979. Amtrak is bringing it temporarily back but ...
After a ‘summer of hell,’ feds dole out $444M to help fix N.J. commuting issues
New Jersey commuters were big winners when the Federal Railroad Administration announced $444 million in grants for projects ...
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48 hours aboard Amtrak’s new direct train from Chicago to Miami
The Sun-Times sent a reporter and photographer on the first run of the Floridian from Chicago to Miami — on one condition. We have to ride the whole way in coach.
The Scranton Times-Tribune12h
‘Moving ahead:’ Election shouldn’t stymie passenger train project’s progress, officials say
A multifront effort to restore passenger rail service between Scranton and New York City is losing some of its chief ...
Los Angeles Magazine21h
Luxury Sleeper Trains Set to Connect L.A. and S.F. Overnight
Dreamstar Lines moves forward with high-end rail service, hiring BMW's design firm to reimagine overnight travel between ...
Unidentified man struck and killed by train in Lipscomb, investigation underway
In Birmingham, a man is dead after being struck by an Amtrack train in Lipscomb.According to Lt. Zachary Miller of the ...
2 killed, 9 wounded in shootings in New Orleans near parade route
New Orleans police were investigating after two people were killed and nine others were wounded in two separate shootings Sunday along a parade route, authorities said. Officers ...