Train News

Check out the latest Train Travel News from USA, Canada, and beyond including Amtrak, VIA Rail, Alaska Railroad, Brightline, plus rail transit and scenic railroads

Amtrak train at platform

Amtrak bonuses questioned … Ohioans push for passenger rail … Ottawa LRT hit by...

GOP lawmakers questioning Amtrak bonuses ... Officials across Ohio pushing for passenger rail ... Ottawa light-rail extensions hit by more delays
Miami Metromover

Miami-to-Beach extension ahead … Study eyes Amtrak expansion … Musk dismantling hyperloop

Miami Metromover expanding to Miami Beach ... FRA study eyes Amtrak long-distance expansion ... Musk dismantling ill-fated hyperloop prototype
VIA Rail Siemens Charger

Corridor plan ditches VIA Rail … PA boosts Scranton-NYC return … Boston T’s manager...

New Quebec-Windsor Corridor plan ditches VIA Rail ... Pennsylvania targets $3.7M at Scranton-NYC return ... Manager of Boston’s troubled "T" to leave in January
Washington Dulles WAMTA Metro station

DC Dulles link due by Thanksgiving … S Jersey proj moves ahead … Seattle...

DC trains comeback to spur Dulles extension opening ... Proposed South Jersey light rail design to begin ... Sound Transit takes ownership of aging Seattle tunnel
AmtrakValley Flyer

Amtrak Valley Flyer here to stay … Safety concerns halt LA project … Honolulu...

New England's Amtrak Valley Flyer here to stay ... Safety concerns halt LA Purple Line construction ... Honolulu rail to open despite structural flaws
Amtrak Charger

CP will back Amtrak expansion … Buttigieg says no to hyperloop … Brightline aces...

CP agrees to back new and expanded Amtrak routes ... DOT's Buttigieg says no gov funds for Musk hyperloop ... Brightline successfully completes first 110 mph test
Metrolink train

LA Metrolink to Redlands debuts … Amtrak emission goals on track … China sees...

Metrolink Redlands to San Bernardino 'Arrow' train debuts ... OIG says Amtrak on track to meet emission reduction goals ... China's hyperloop-like Vactrain makes successful test run
Silver Line extension to Dulles

DC line may miss debut target … Amtrak Missouri trains cut back … Erosion...

DC line may miss Thanksgiving opening target ... Amtrak Missouri River Runner cut to one trip ... Trackside erosion cancels Ohio train runs
NC By Train

North Carolina ridership up 42% … SoCal coast track repairs to start … Costs...

North Carolina passenger rail ridership up 42% ... Storm-swept San Clemente track repairs to start ... Rising costs force Austin to review transit plans
Amtrak ALC42 locomotive

STB will probe Amtrak delays … Brightline tops off Aventura station … No fed...

STB to probe Amtrak delays on host railroads ... Walk bridge tops off Aventura Brightline Station ... No Fed takeover of Boston-area transit planned

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