Miami Floridian out of the Capitol Limited and Silver Star — ostensibly to reduce equipment moves during East River tunnel ...

had one-story cars. So I was surprised to learn I'd be taking a double-decker train on my latest overnight trip. My past Amtrak trips were on Viewliner trains, the one-story sleeper fleet that ...

And, to make finding your seat simpler, each car will be color-coded based on its class, while each chair will be labeled with an individual number. [Image: Amtrak] More thought has also been ...

RIGHT NOW, DETERIORATING TRAIN CARS PUT THE BRAKES ON SOME AMTRAK ROUTES. THE TWO MAIN LINES AFFECTED ARE THE HIAWATHA BETWEEN MILWAUKEE AND CHICAGO, AND THE BOREALIS ROUTE BETWEEN CHICAGO AND ...

Riders of Amtrak’s popular Borealis line are being bused between St. Paul and Chicago after a routine inspection found problems with several passenger cars and the railroad pulled them from the ...

Amtrak’s “Horizon” railcars have been pulled from service due to corrosion concerns, affecting nearly all trips on Amtrak Cascades daily service between Vancouver, British Columbia, and ...

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The Viewliner is a one-story train, while the Superliner is two stories and includes an additional communal car on the top floor for sightseeing. Amtrak is updating the roughly 30-to-50-year-old ...

The Viewliner is a one-story train, while the Superliner is two stories and includes an additional communal car on the top floor for sightseeing. Amtrak is updating the roughly 30-to-50-year-old ...

In addition to traveling with family and friends, the train also transports several vehicle types along the journey, including cars, vans, motorcycles, SUVs, small boats, jet skis and more. Superliner ...

But Amtrak also continues to try new things. It’s in the process of upgrading the interiors of some of its Superliner and Viewliner cars. It has started rolling out new locomotives — the first ...