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Jim Cameron (opinion): Rebuilding Amtrak

Transportation columnist Jim Cameron details the advantages and roadblocks associated with Amtrak's NextGen Acela.
Amtrak’s westbound California Zephyr route passes by Donner Lake in Truckee, Calif., on the final day of the journey. The friendly competition began during happy hour Sunday, minutes after the Amtrak ...
My family of four spent 46 hours traveling from Chicago to Seattle in two Amtrak roomettes. The roomettes were small but comfortable, and we got to see lots of gorgeous views along the way. The rail ...
The yearslong saga of bringing passenger rail service back to Madison took another turn this week with the selection of two finalists for the site of a potential station that would connect the city ...
A record-breaking 34.5 million people have traveled on an Amtrak train in Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25), which is over 5 percent more than last year, which, at 32.8 million, was also a record-breaking ...
The new “Lewis and Clark Trail by Rail” itinerary includes riding Amtrak’s Empire Builder train past sights such as Bad Rock Canyon near Columbia Falls, Montana, as passengers make their way west to ...
Americans are supporting train travel in droves. Newly released Amtrak statistics show that the national rail operator closed Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25) with record ridership and revenue, marking another ...
WASHINGTON, Nov 18 (Reuters) - U.S. passenger railroad Amtrak said on Tuesday it set a yearly record for ridership and revenue, as it cut losses by 15% to $598 million and aims for operational ...