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Guides to travel by train in the US and Canada

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Overnight train trip needs to know … App for blind eases commute for all...

All you need to know to pack for an overnight train trip ... Transit app for the blind can ease everyone's commute ... Amtrak launches new menu items aboard select trains
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How to use public transit more … Why you should vacation by train …...

How to use public transit more – and your car less ... Why your next family vacation should be a train trip ... This travel hack can save you 20% on US train trips

All aboard for National Train Day 2022 rail-ebrations across the USA

All aboard for National Train Day 2022 rail-ebrations! America's 15th annual National Train Day is ready to roll at railroads, train museums, and organizations across the USA.
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Train-hopping around Europe for free … China unveils Olympics bullet … Amtrak a sanctuary...

How to travel around Europe for free by train-hopping ... China unveils new bullet train ahead of Winter Olympics ... How Amtrak trains offered sanctuary during the pandemic
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Free wheeling by bike and Amtrak … Tips for train travel with kids …...

Roll with Amtrak to bike-friendly destinations … Kids on trains! travel tips from parents and experts … Riding Amtrak? Take your furry sidekick along!
Masked Amtrak passenger and conductor

Amtrak goes viral – USA’s passenger railroad is the covid-resistant alternative to air travel

If fear of flying in the coronavirus era has grounded you this summer, Amtrak may have a way to put your travel plans back on track.
An Amtrak Midwest Charger pulls into Joliet Transportation Center outside of Chicago.

Amtrak and regional rail keep Chicagoland and the Midwest on track

Midwesterners have been getting around by train since America's first westward expansion over a century-and-half ago. Today, nowhere is that more evident than at...
"The Canadian" trans-continental train, VIA Rail's flagship service, in Jasper, Alberta.

VIA Rail reaches across Canada with easy going train travel

VIA Rail is on a roll. Fresh off a year that brought record-breaking ridership increases, Canada's national passenger railway is ready to go the...
Amtrak Auto Train turns snowbound northerners' drive times into Florida-bound good times.

Follow the Florida sun by rail from Tampa to Orlando to Miami

Florida rail connections like Amtrak's Auto Train, SoFlo's Brightline, Tampa's streetcar, and Miami's Metromover make getting around part of the fun!
Portland Streetcar in The Pearl District

Train travel is the green and easy way to explore the Pacific Northwest

Amtrak, VIA Rail, and regional rail transit connect the Pacific Northwest from Vancouver, British Columbia to Seattle, Washington, and Portland, Oregon

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