Passengers say the journey on Amtrak’s Southwest Chief is worth it: no TSA lines, ground-level scenery spanning deserts and ...

Travel has become expensive, but luckily by taking advantage of new East Coast Amtrak fares, you may be able to travel for less than the cost of a coffee.

Mark E. Potts is the senior editor for video at the Los Angeles Times. A native of Enid, Okla., Potts graduated from the ...

More than 18,000 Amtrak workers will receive a $900 bonus before the end of the year, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced on Thursday evening.

St. Vincent Meals on Wheels is serving up meals to people in Southern California who otherwise would not have a Thanksgiving dinner. The program has been around since 1977, and it brings together ...

LOS LUNAS, N.M. – A senior-living center in Los Lunas is inviting the community to bring joy to seniors this holiday season. This year, Goodlife Senior Living and Memory Care is asking people to adopt ...

Amtrak is bringing back its daytime train from the San Joaquin Valley to Sacramento, starting Dec. 8. It was suspended in 2020 amid the pandemic, leaving only a train that pulled into the capital at ...

One person was killed and eight others were injured in a pair of shootings downtown Chicago late Friday night following the city's official Christmas tree lighting hours earlier. In the first incident ...

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REDONDO BEACH, Calif. (KABC) -- A fire at a senior living facility left 150 senior citizens in need of shelter on Monday night. The fire broke out in the electrical vault at Casa De Los Amigos on ...

My family of four spent 46 hours traveling from Chicago to Seattle in two Amtrak roomettes. The roomettes were small but comfortable, and we got to see lots of gorgeous views along the way. The rail ...

Hello and Welcome to Denver Union Station! Today we’re climbing on board Amtrak’s California Zephyr, to head from here across the Rockies to Emeryville, California. Doodling, drowsiness and a ...