The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a bill requiring Amtrak to report annually to Congress on its progress in ...

Amtrak service between Philadelphia and New York has been suspended today (Sunday, Dec. 22) because of downed overhead power ...

The U.S. Senate confirmed four nominees for the Amtrak board of directors early today, the first time the legislative body ...

For a fifth straight year, the revival of the much-loved narrow gauge East Broad Top Railroad in Pennsylvania has made Trains ...

President-elect Donald Trump said he has selected David Fink to become administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration.

Several freight rail business developments did not rank among our Top 10 stories of the year — but were still important in ...

The Union Pacific train involved in Wednesday’s fatal derailment was going about 68 mph before beginning an emergency brake ...

An exceptionally long-running effort to launch Amtrak service to the Quad Cities of Illinois and Iowa may be extended even ...

One person is dead and four are injured after a Union Pacific train collided with a tractor-trailer truck on Wednesday (Dec.

Amtrak has awarded contracts for another major Northeast Corridor project, the Sawtooth Bridge replacement, the company ...

The Federal Railroad Administration has issued a new final rule on freight car safety standards including limitations on cars ...

A proposed high speed rail line in the Pacific Northwest will receive $49.7 million for the second stage of planning under ...