Parts of a long-distance train carrying 185 passengers derailed in south-western Germany late on Saturday after the railway tracks were hit by a landslide caused by heavy rainfall. No one was injured ...

First look at CrossCountry’s refurbished long-distance trains - Features include improved legroom, under-seat storage and integrated power sockets ...

I took two Amtrak trains to get from New York to Austin. Here are unexpected things about traveling across the country in coach for over two days.

Amtrak trains aren't quite ready to make their return to Louisville, but an ambitious multi-year study of a national rail network including the city is gaining a little steam as ideas are being ...

The Federal Railroad Administration has proposed 15 daily long-distance Amtrak routes as part of the Biden administration's effort to create a national passenger rail system. The FRA is seeking ...

AmeriStarRail (ASR), through Chief Operating Officer Scott R. Spencer, has proposed a new fleet for Amtrak’s long-distance trains, the latest of several proposals that ASR has made recently. Spencer ...

Railroad transportation may seem like a thing of the past — and that's because it is. Trains and their railway systems played a pivotal part in our nation's industrialization in the 1800s. But in the ...

Ouch! Amtrak has been running the Capitol Limited with only four cars. That’s atrocious. When I took my family to Washington in 2001 the Capitol had a baggage car, two double-decked, 44-passenger ...

Amtrak on Dec. 22 issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) to railcar manufacturers to begin the process of replacing its current Long-Distance Fleet. The multi-billion-dollar procurement will start ...

Indian Railways is preparing a significant upgrade to its long-distance passenger fleet by **phasing out conventional LHB coach rakes on select services and replacing them with new Amrit Bharat 3.0 ...

Indian Railways is preparing to phase out conventional LHB coaches on several long-distance routes and replace them with the new-generation Amrit Bharat 3.0 rakes, which will feature a mix of ...

A Parliamentary committee has raised concerns over the lack of increase in the speeds of long-distance trains over the years.