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I traveled over 8,000 miles on Amtrak last year. These are the 10 items I never board the train without.
Last year, I took 53 trips on Amtrak trains. I always pack a bag with snacks, noise-cancelling headphones, charging cords, ...
Amtrak's Gulf Coast train service to begin soon. Tickets, times and stops here
Amtrak has announced that tickets are available for its new Mardi Gras Service that will begin routes along the Gulf Coast on ...
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Muffuletta on the train? Amtrak unveils menu for Gulf Coast route from New Orleans to Mobile
A weathered sousaphone rests on the platform beside an Amtrak train at Union Passenger Terminal in New Orleans, La., Tuesday, ...
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No One Reports Injuries After Amtrak Train Collides with Car in Chinatown
An Amtrak Pacific Surfliner train struck an automobile in Chinatown Friday, but no one was injured in the vehicle or aboard ...
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Amtrak Acela ‘NextGen’—Finally!
The first five of Amtrak’s long-awaited, Alstom-built higher-speed trainset, the “NextGen Acela” (but also called “Acela II,” ...
I took a $249 round-trip Amtrak from New York City to Rochester. Here are 9 things that surprised me.
I booked a round-trip Amtrak ticket from NYC to Rochester. The food was surprisingly good, and I didn't expect to prefer ...
Coach Class riders can now access premium lounges at Amtrak stations
"Opening the doors to our Metropolitan Lounges for all our guests adds more time to relax and travel comfortably and ...
Without a transcontinental train route, here are other ways to cross the country
Earlier in the summer, the private company AmeriStarRail proposed to Amtrak a new train route that would take people from ...