When you board an American long-distance train, you are trading airport routine for entry into a locomotive-driven realm where there is neither TSA nor WiFi.

Take a 52-hour journey across America on the California Zephyr sleeper train, traveling over 2,500 miles from Chicago to San Francisco. This legendary route offers breathtaking scenery and highlights ...

I took Amtrak trains from California to Washington, DC, which took me 77 hours over four days. Consider bringing your own snacks, and know you can request hot water for instant meals and tea. Be ...

Potential impacts include the threat of widespread roadway flooding. Torrential rains inundated the California coast on Christmas Eve, sparking numerous flash flood and even short-lived tornado ...

A Union Pacific train derailment is seen on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2025, near Highway 174 and Narrow Gauge Road just north of Colfax. Thirteen rail cars left the tracks around 3:20 a.m., prompting an ...

Amtrak’s westbound California Zephyr route passes by Donner Lake in Truckee, Calif., on the final day of the journey. The friendly competition began during happy hour Sunday, minutes after the Amtrak ...

My family of four spent 46 hours traveling from Chicago to Seattle in two Amtrak roomettes. The roomettes were small but comfortable, and we got to see lots of gorgeous views along the way. The rail ...

One of the biggest reasons people choose to travel via Amtrak rather than on an airplane isn't just the slower, more relaxed pace and the chance to see America roll by outside their window. It's the ...

A San Joaquins engine is seen in 2018 in Modesto. The train service between Oakland and Bakersfield, with some service to Sacramento, was renamed Gold Runner this month by the San Joaquin Joint Powers ...