During a trip from Miami to Tampa, I learned that traveling by Amtrak isn't much cheaper or faster than driving or flying.

I booked a 20-hour train on a whim, and while I enjoyed the experience, I also made some rookie mistakes. Amid the recent TSA airport chaos, I made the last-minute call to cancel my 2-hour flight from ...

The long-distance train route from Seattle to Los Angeles passes snowy mountains, sunny valleys, and stunning coastline. A road trip down the Pacific Coast is a dream for many travelers, but imagine ...

Train travel is all about sitting back and settling in. Its greatest luxury is space and time: no middle seats, generous ...

WHY IT RATES: Rail travel continues to be a popular alternative to flying, and Amtrak is making it easier to see the United States in the coming years.—Donald Wood, Managing Editor. It’s official!

Amtrak announced a new long-distance fleet replacement strategy following a comprehensive evaluation that found all longer routes should transition to a universal single-level fleet, replacing the ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. I traveled from Miami to Tampa and back aboard the Amtrak.Michael715/Shutterstock Traveling from ...

I took a 20-hour Amtrak trip on a whim amid airport chaos. I made some rookie mistakes along the way.Kristine Villarroel/Business Insider I booked a 20-hour train on a whim, and while I enjoyed the ...