The U.S. has the most railroad tracks of any country, but we're not known for our passenger trains. A look at America's rail system and the trouble with passenger trains.

In the past few years, the railway industry has been willing to at least consider technologies once thought to be unusual or unconventional—autonomous or semi-autonomous freight and passenger trains, ...

The Piedmont train heads south through High Point. In 2024, North Carolina’s passenger trains experienced another bustling year and riding the train has become more popular than ever in the state. For ...

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) - More than 60 years after the last passenger train left Eau Claire, plans are underway to restore rail service that could once again transform the Chippewa Valley. A loud ...

A Federal Railroad Administration study calls for Amtrak to double the service it offers on long-distance overnight trains like this one in New Mexico. Several Southwest states are eying intercity or ...

AmeriStarRail, which for some time has been proposing privately owned and operated passenger service on the Northeast Corridor, has gone in a new direction with its latest proposal — literally and ...

HELENA, Mont. — Following decades of penny-pinching, the first half of the 2020s appeared to be the beginning of a golden age for passenger rail investment in the United States. Since 2021, Amtrak has ...

RAILWAY AGE JANUARY 2025 ISSUE: Should we welcome—or dread—2025? That is O’Toole’s Commentary on the infamous “Murphy’s Law.” Infamous anti-passenger rail activist Randal O’Toole did not originate it ...

As the years rolled on, passenger trains became faster, safer, and more comfortable. In the 50 years between 1865 and 1916, the American rail network grew from 35,000 miles to more than 250,000 miles.

Since the rise of commercial air travel, getting from one place to another has been about speed. Train travel, on the other hand, celebrates the opposite — a slower, more scenic, and far more ...

In this photo from the Allen County Historical Society, an Amtrak passenger train makes a stop at the Lima station. Amtrak served Lima from 1975 to 1990. Courtesy of Allen County Historical Society ...