Amtrak's $1,500 Epic Journey Is Worth It Spanning 2,265 miles, the Amtrak Southwest Chief is a 43-hour scenic journey across eight states: Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, Colorado, New Mexico ...

Protections for long-distance train routes, like the Southwest Chief, are chugging through U.S. Congress. The Southwest Chief runs from Chicago to Los Angeles and back again, completing the route ...

A privately funded train route between Los Angeles and New York City, in less than 72 hours, could begin as early as next year ...

Amtrak has launched a week-long sale offering up to 25% off regular Coach Class fares across most of its national network.

Delaware-based group AmeriStarRail is proposing a new Amtrak train route that can transport people between Los Angeles and ...

It could eventually be part of a potential expansion of Amtrak’s Southwest Chief long distance passenger line and the proposed Front Range Passenger Rail project.

Speed is Key Today, Amtrak’s advertised travel time for a trip from New York to Los Angeles on the Lake Shore Limited and the Southwest Chief is 68 hours. Going the other way, it’s 70:15, due in part ...