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"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...

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.
Trainhopping

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
Amtrak nigh train passengers

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
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...
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
In view of the CN Towerv VIA Rail's familiar logo welcomes train travelers to Toronto's Union Station.

VIA Rail’s Ontario – Québec Corridor goes where Canada goes

Most of VIA Rail Canada's passenger services are concentrated in Ontario and Québec — largely within 50km (30mi) of a 1100km (700mi) passenger rail artery known as the Corridor.
NCTD Coaster train at Santa Fe (Union) Station, San Diego, California.

Catch a train to California and then just keep going

California train travel is no oxymoron. Despite its legendary freeways, America's biggest state is home to the USA's second busiest passenger rail corridor. In...
Amtrak Lakeshore Limited train

All aboard for the history, scenery, and charm of New England

Thanks to its rich rail heritage, New England benefits from some of the best passenger rail service in the US. Modern services are rooted...
Cap Metro concept

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

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