News & Products for the week of December 23rd 2024 Model railroad operators and builders can get the latest information about ...

A new model of train capable of speeds of up to 180 miles per hour could be running on Amtrak lines as soon as next spring, provided the final testing stages go well. The new line of Acela trains ...

Passengers board Amtrak’s Train 41 at Union Station in the West Loop. Pat Nabong/Sun-Times Share Amtrak’s rise in ridership in recent years is an American success story. But will the incoming ...

Please view our advertising policy and product review methodology for more information. After more than a decade of planning and years of tests, Amtrak's high-speed, next-generation Acela trains are ...

The trains, which did 900 test runs between January and August, are expected to start commercial service on Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor line next spring. [Photo: Amtrak] They’re designed to be ...

PALATINE BRIDGE — An Amtrak train struck a tractor-trailer when the vehicle malfunctioned crossing the tracks on Spring Street in Palatine Bridge near Erie Canal Lock 14 late Friday morning ...

Amtrak CEO Stephen Gardner (left) speaks as President Roger Harris listens at Amtrak’s public board of directors meeting in Seattle on Dec. 4, 2024. Bob Johnston SEATTLE — The big takeaway from this ...