Double-decker Amtrak trains in California and the West are going extinct. Here's why

The bilevel equipment deprives disabled passengers of access to lounge and food service.
AOL

Amtrak Gets Standing Ovation Over Rare Footage Showing Advances In New Long Distance Trains

Amtrak is receiving high praise from riders today after the company formally announced its plans to begin the procurement process for Amtrak's largest-ever long-distance train order. A video posted to ...

Should Ohio expand Amtrak? It’s up to the next governor, and only one candidate is talking

COLUMBUS, Ohio — While Gov. Mike DeWine’s administration is cautiously exploring expanding Amtrak passenger rail service in ...
The New York Times

Amtrak Is Revamping Its Run-Down Fleet. Check Out the New Trains.

Step inside the sprawling factory in California where the largest fleet replacement in Amtrak’s 55-year history is coming together piece by piece. Step inside the sprawling factory in California where ...
SFGate

Big Boy hogs spotlight from rare heritage train during rare California tour

Jet black and sinewy, the Big Boy is one sharp-looking octogenarian. The steam locomotive touring the United States is a captivating summer 2026 event drawing onlookers to the tracks, but don’t ignore ...
The Atlantic

America Is Taking the Train

You could almost mistake it for an ad. Last week, the far-right Georgia representative Marjorie Taylor Greene was on the Amtrak Crescent traveling from the nation’s capital to her home state, and she ...
Railway Age

AmeriStarRail’s Amtrak L-D ‘Grand Conveyance’ Trains

AmeriStarRail (ASR), through Chief Operating Officer Scott R. Spencer, has proposed a new fleet for Amtrak’s long-distance trains, the latest of several proposals that ASR has made recently. Spencer ...