Amtrak Roomette Companion Sale: Tickets w/ Roomette Booking: Buy 1, Get 1 Free (Travel January 29 – April 17, 2025) One bunk for me. One bunk for you…for FREE! Book a Roomette private room on Amtrak and bring a companion for free. Roomettes feature newly upgraded bedding, pillows, towels and linens, and access to…

Amtrak Train Destroys Police Cruiser An Officer Parked On The Tracks A police officer in North Carolina found out the hard way that there are some places you just can’t park a police cruiser. The Greensboro officer was responding to a collision involving two vehicles in Jamestown, NC, at the end of November, reports local news outlet ABC 11. Upon arrival the officer parked their… Read more…

Amtrak from Omaha, NE to Chicago, IL Hi everyone! I’m seeing my family in Omaha for a bit and am thinking about taking the Amtrak home back to Chicago. I wanna try something new and it’s obviously insanely cheaper being it’s the holidays (plus I have horrible flight anxiety lol). However, I hear that the delays via Amtrak are AWFUL. Some as bad as 22 hour delays. I’m also a female…

Amtrak to restore Empire Service for holiday season submitted by /u/news-10

Amtrak Says Service Between New York and New Haven Will Return in Afternoon The train service suspension, caused by a fire in the Bronx, was expected to disrupt the Wednesday morning commute in the New York City area.

Amtrak Suspends Service Between New York and New Haven Because of Fire A blaze apparently connected to an Amtrak substation in the Bronx caused a power outage and a disruption that was expected to last through the day.

Amtrak Roomette Companion Sale: Tickets w/ Roomette Booking: Buy 1, Get 1 Free (Travel Nov 1, 2024 – Jan 31, 2025) Amtrak offers *Buy One Ticket, Get One Free* when you share a *Roomette* accommodation. Valid for travel from November 1, 2024 – January 31, 2025. Thanks to Deal Hunter *serra* for finding this…

Amtrak Passengers Face Record Delays From Extreme Weather The dated U.S. rail infrastructure is struggling to stay operational as climate change accelerates and intense heat waves, downpours and high winds become more frequent.

After Travel Meltdowns, Amtrak and N.J. Transit Offer Plan to Fix Mess Officials of the two transit agencies met in an impromptu meeting on Thursday called by New Jersey’s governor, Philip D. Murphy.

Hello world I’m taking the Amtrak train zephyr from Chicago to California. Will be staying in California for 4 days. Emeryville station is the drop off. Where is the best safest hotels in this area for night life. Alot of Google reviews are making me reconsider this trip 😭 I’d like an affordable beach hotel and able to walk around if possible. Or recommendations. submitted by /u/Acrobatic-Ideal9877

Amtrak’s Philadelphia-Boston Service Resumes After A Two-Hour Suspension Amtrak’s service between Boston and Philadelphia was suspended earlier in today after a power outage caused service interruptions. Officials say the outage occurred in the New York City area and was affecting service out of the city’s Penn Station. ABC News reports the Amtrak service has resumed after crews worked for… Read more…

NJ Transit and Amtrak Service Suspended Due to Power Issues Amid a heat wave, the shutdown affected all service along the Northeast Corridor, between Philadelphia and New Haven, Conn.

Amtrak Pays Executives Hefty Bonuses as Losses Continue Some executives received payments of nearly half a million dollars as the rail service remained $1.7 billion in the red and the new Acela program continued to face challenges.

Amtrak Train Derails in Michigan After Hitting Vehicle on Tracks The accident occurred near Lake Michigan an hour east of Chicago. There were no immediate reports of injuries.

Take Advantage of Amtrak’s New Fares to Book Your Holiday Travel Though trains were once the dominant mode of transportation in the United States, that all changed following the rise of the automobile, and later, air travel. Companies merged, routes were closed, and traveling by rail became expensive and inconvenient. Read more…

Suggestions for trip to Glacier National Park on Amtrak I am posting this in r/travel, r/amtrak and r/GlacierNationalPark because my question touches all three. I hope it’s OK. My wife and I have wanted to go to GNP for a while now and we’ve decided that it will be the anchor for a trip sometime next year. I have seen that there is an Amtrak station just outside the park and we’re thinking of taking …

Amtrak’s New Trains Can’t Hit Full Speed On Its Ancient Track America’s railways are rapidly falling behind the rest of the world. Trains are slower, tracks are older and stations are becoming fewer and farther between. Now, rail operator Amtrak is working to change things with a fleet of new high-speed trains, but there’s a problem: the tracks are too old for them to run at… Read more…

Take Amtrak! I took a train up to NYC from NC recently. I really enjoyed the experience. I stayed in a roomette on the Silver Meteor 98, as the train left very late at night, and the overall trip was about 10 hours in length. Pros: – The roomette bed was actually pretty comfortable! – There was way less stress overall getting on a train, than getting on a pl…

37 day Amtrak journey across the United States. Hey Reddit, I have an upcoming Amtrak journey next month and I am really excited about it. I would appreciate some input on my plans. After spending 2 years traveling across the continent in 2013 and 2014, I am returning to the US for the first time. During my previous journey, I explored mostly Canada and the northern parts of the US. This time…

Overworked Inspector Missed Major Track Problems Two Days Before Deadly Amtrak Derailment: Report The problems in the railroad industry right now comes down to one thing; employees are forced to overwork to make up for staffing deficiencies in the name of profits. It’s a philosophy that we’ve seen time and time again that disregards the health and safety of railroad employees and the general public. A new report… Read more…