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.

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 ...

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

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

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 ...

Flooding from the remnants of Tropical Storm Chantal washed out several sections of the state’s main east-west rail line between Durham and Burlington on Sunday, halting ...