Passenger rail service in the United States is woefully lacking compared to other countries, particularly long-distance service that connects far-reaching cities. Amtrak ... a map of those routes ...

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 ...

THE US Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has submitted to Congress its final report on the potential to expand Amtrak’s long-distance network. The study ...

The coastal rail route is part of the 351-mile Los Angeles-San Diego-San Luis Obispo rail corridor and is San Diego’s only ...

The Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) of Central Oklahoma wins a USDOT grant to evaluate at-grade crossings along a ...

Much to the surprise of those in California, Oregon, and Washington, two of those projects were in western states. In total, the FRA listed 15 routes in the Amtrak Daily Long-Distance Study that ...

The report suggested that Cincinnati's Union Terminal could become a hub for two new long-distance Amtrak routes, potentially ... to other cities and states," said Esterly. While the report ...

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

Amtrak tickets are most likely to beat airfares on routes in the Northeast. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. For example, a round-trip ticket from New York to Boston ...

The study reviewed whether new Amtrak long-distance routes would link large and small communities regionally, advance the economic and social well-being of rural areas of the United States, provide ...

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