Amtrak

Borealis train ridership is falling even as Amtrak’s Chicago–St. Paul Borealis route continues to depart with cars almost full.

Amtrak mechanical issues Chicago trains are again in the spotlight. The company’s aging locomotive and passenger car fleet has triggered severe delays and cancellations on long-distance and regional services out of Chicago, with repeated head-end power issues undermining reliability, as reported by Trains Magazine.

Amtrak Mardi Gras Service is delivering strong demand and very happy customers on Amtrak’s newest Gulf Coast corridor between New Orleans and Mobile.

Amtrak Lake Shore Limited service has now resumed between Albany–Rensselaer in New York State and Boston, Massachusetts, restoring direct rail connections on this route in the USA after several months of disruption caused by a landslip near Albany.

The Toys for Tots Holiday Train once again brings together Norfolk Southern, Amtrak and the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation in a partnership that has been running for more than two decades and still focuses on delivering Christmas cheer to children and families across the Northeast.

Amtrak Mardi Gras Service is delivering strong demand and very happy customers on Amtrak’s newest Gulf Coast corridor between New Orleans and Mobile.

Long Bridge schedule changes will require Amtrak and Virginia Railway Express to revise schedules for trains running between Washington and Alexandria, Va.

Gold Runner California rail service is emerging as a bright spot even while the state’s high-speed rail project continues to move forward only slowly and other passenger rail services in California gain momentum, as reported by Government Technology.

Norfolk Southern passenger rail partnerships are reshaping how the freight railroad works with states and communities across its 19,200-mile network in 22 U.

An Amtrak train disabled near Chicago disrupted one of the busiest holiday travel days of the year when a St. Louis to Chicago Amtrak train left the tracks on Sunday, forcing 253 passengers to finish their trip by bus, as local outlet 25News Now reported.

Amtrak Thanksgiving storm disruptions were far less severe than the chaos that hit airline passengers, even as a wind-driven snowstorm froze air travel across the Midwest and Great Lakes over the holiday weekend.

Thanksgiving Amtrak train evacuation efforts began after 107 travelers were taken off a Detroit-bound service that lost power during severe weather in Calhoun County.