In August 2025, my wife and I planned a trip to the Pacific Northwest to visit family and friends. While we frequently travel by air and rental car, and have taken shorter train trips in the U.S. and ...

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 ...

Amtrak had to cancel a recent trip for one of its popular train routes from Chicago to western Washington due to storm damage. The long-distance train, the Empire Builder, has been stuck outside of ...

“The Federal Railroad Administration extends our deepest condolences to the families of those killed and our sincerest hopes for the full and speedy recovery of those injured as a result of the ...

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, ...

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After three days of waiting out the weather, Amtrak is running trains east from Seattle, Edmonds and Everett again starting Monday. Service on the Empire Builder line was suspended between Seattle and ...

Amtrak recently announced the addition of a new long-haul train, "The Borealis," between Chicago and the Twin Cities in Minnesota. Daily round trips will start May 21, taking the same route as the ...

Amtrak's Empire Builder makes its way along the southern boundary of Glacier National Park near West Glacier in June 2011. Extreme freight congestion in the northern plains, particularly in North ...