Amtrak's Empire Builder service between Chicago and Seattle or Portland passes through some of the West's most majestic ...

Train travel is much maligned in the United States, and many bemoan the fact that it is not what it could be or should be or used to be. The long-distance Empire Builder, especially, faces severe ...

Follow along next week to read more about Azaria’s twin travels on the East Coast. Just before Halloween last year, my twin sister Ashley reached out to me. “Want to do a post-graduation train trip?” ...

The 46-hour cross-country rail trip—which can cost as little as $160—is nothing short of epic.

This isn’t a flight—it’s a rail adventure: 2 days on the Empire Builder from Seattle to Chicago. Discover what slower travel ...

The roomette was an upgrade from coach seating, but a step down from Amtrak's larger bedrooms. Even though it was just 20 square feet, it's the only way I'd take a long-distance train again. In ...

Fargo - My watch read 4 a.m. as I stood alone and groggy on the platform of downtown Fargo's Amtrak station. Cold rain had started to fall, and I swore the sky in the east was starting to get light.

On May 21, the first ever Amtrak Borealis train departed St. Paul for Chicago. With passenger rail in the United States in decline for decades prior, the opening of a new route was a historic moment.