CHICAGO — Fact-finding expeditions on Amtrak’s far-flung long-distance network usually reveal positives and negatives of a complex operation and its aging Superliner equipment. A recent trip aboard ...

LOS ANGELES — The Coast Starlight will operate on an abbreviated route and Pacific Surfliner service will see significant operating changes Oct. 23-26 to accommodate track work, Amtrak has announced.

A road trip down the Pacific Coast is a dream for many travelers, but imagine taking in all that beauty without ever getting behind the wheel of a car? Amtrak’s Coast Starlight makes it possible, ...

If you already had a fear of flying, this isn’t your year to travel. For all but one of the nights on the trains, I traveled first class in a sleeper car, where travelers get a private room with meals ...

Last year, while visiting a friend in California, I decided to stop in Seattle to see my sister before returning home to Texas. Instead of booking another flight, I decided to go an alternative route: ...