I bid on an Amtrak upgrade and went from business class to first class. My upgrade cost $95 (on top of my $57 business-class ticket) and came with lounge access and food. The Amtrak Lounge was elegant ...

I booked Amtrak's private roomette on an overnight train from NYC to Miami in 2021. It packed a lot into 20 square feet.

More Americans are taking the Amtrak than ever before. Here's why the national rail service is having a moment.

I was surprised by the extra legroom the ticket offered, plus how much I could recline my seat. However, for the price, I expected a larger tray table and more space in between seats. As someone who ...

My four-day Amtrak ride from California to Washington, DC, taught me some great tips for long train rides, and I packed some ...

Amtrak has introduced new next-generation train sets on the busy Northeast Corridor, offering higher speeds and improved ...

There’s a sense of peace that I get from my (roughly) bi-annual trip on the Northeast Regional 164 Amtrak train that I can’t seem to find anywhere else. The subtle rocking of the train car lulls me ...

When I arrived in New Orleans, I was dropped off at the Union Passenger Terminal which is a 15-minute walk to the Caesars Superdome and the Smoothie King Center. This makes the Amtrak an option for ...

When my boss asked if I wanted to ride the first run of Amtrak’s new Floridian train from Chicago to Miami, I immediately knew my answer. “YES I WILL GO,” I messaged back. “I WILL MAKE SO MANY TIKTOKS ...

There’s something romantic about train travel. The stillness aboard as the landscape swiftly changes outside your window, passengers and places coming and going along the way. For many, those cramped ...

With more people able to travel remotely these days, I set off on the Pacific Surfliner Amtrak route to San Diego. There isn't assigned seating on the train, so early arrivals had the chance to choose ...

My report on the Dec. 4 Amtrak Board meeting in New Orleans included a proposal by Scott R. Spencer, Chief Operating Officer of AmeriStarRail, who proposed rebranding the new NextGen Acela as ...