Ride Amtrak outside of the Northeast Corridor and there’s a good chance you’ll arrive late because freight traffic delayed your train — despite the law that gives passenger trains preference.

Last year, Amtrak reported losing nearly one million minutes to freight rail interference, costing the system over $40 million a year in operating expenses and lost revenues.

In 2023, Amtrak said, freight lines ignoring this law led to over 900,000 minutes, or a year and a half, of delays. So why is Amtrak set up this way?

A proposed private passenger train will make the Los Angeles to New York City trip in less than 72 hours – and carry ...

Supporters say the line will boost tourism in the three states it connects, especially for the Mississippi cities along the ...

Tomorrow, July 1, at a series of news events across the route, Amtrak will announce the start date for full service by Amtrak ...

The twice-daily route, branded as the Amtrak Mardi Gras Service, will restore passenger rail service along the Gulf Coast.

A water rescue unit paddles a raft in the Old Farm neighborhood along the Eno River in Durham on Monday morning, July 7, 2025, after remnants of Tropical Storm Chantal caused flash flooding. Travis ...

The roughly 1-mile span will ease congestion for both freight and passenger rail along the Washington, D.C., and Northern ...