Amtrak's Southwest Chief route has one departure daily in each direction: Train 3 (westbound), which leaves Chicago in the late afternoon at approximately 2:50 PM, and Train 4 (eastbound), which ...

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 ...