Amtrak had to cancel a recent trip for one of its popular train routes from Chicago to western Washington due to storm damage.

Despite challenging weather conditions on both coasts and in the upper Great Lakes region, Amtrak trains generally reached ...

President Trump delivers remarks at the National Republican Congressional Committee Dinner in Washington, DC. by Ray Marcham If you're wondering why Amtrak's Empire Builder wasn't running on Saturday, ...

Experience the Amtrak Empire Builder train as it traverses breathtaking landscapes across Washington State, Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Illinois. This iconic route, one of ...

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Q: I can’t get a refund from Amtrak for its totally inappropriate “handicapped” room on the Empire Builder from Chicago to Glacier National Park. The room was not safe; there was no room for a ...

The California Zephyr, the Empire Builder and the Sunset Limited offer multi-night rail journeys and extraordinary views of America that only a long-distance train trip can reveal. For those who love ...

BISMARCK, N.D. — The ice fishing in northeast North Dakota is the best it's been in two decades, but some anglers can't make it because trains handling freight and crude from the state's oil patch are ...

Five years after the Empire Builder had some of Amtrak’s best on-time performance rates, even outpacing Amtrak’s high-speed Acela train between Boston and Washington, delays of three to five hours are ...

Seattle, and recent train improvements and new amenities will create even stronger demand, Amtrak President and Chief Executive Officer David Gunn said Tuesday. Gunn, who boarded an Empire Builder ...