Amtrak currently operates 15 long-distance routes, which range from 750 to 2,500 miles. But they stretch over just 39 states and the District of Columbia, and a map of those routes reveals that ...

When traveling light, it’s ideal to pack clothing that can serve multiple purposes. “In a private room in winter, the day’s long-sleeve undershirt and long underpants can act as pajamas at night,” ...

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) recently released a study that evaluated the restoration of daily intercity rail passenger service along Amtrak long-distance routes that have been ...

The FRA has submitted the final report of its Long-Distance Service Study to Congress, which will decide what happens next ...

Amtrak has concluded a report that began in 2021 studying the need for long-distance services to return, and who would be impacted. The study reviewed whether new Amtrak long-distance routes would ...

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The report recognises that the current Amtrak network fails to connect many city pairs and does not serve several major cities such as Des Moines, Louisville, Nashville and Phoenix, while the US ...

Existing route are in gray. Federal Railroad Administration WASHINGTON — A Houston-New York route received the highest preliminary ranking in the Federal Railroad Administration’s newly released ...

In a piece for Fast Company, Kristin Toussaint describes how 15 proposed new Amtrak routes could unlock rail travel for 39 million more Americans and serve over 60 new metro areas, as indicated in a ...