Amtrak officials were quick to highlight the significance of this reprieve. Jennifer Mitchell, Amtrak’s Executive Vice President of Strategy and Planning, confirmed in a news release that the train will run in time for one of its most high-profile events, like the Red River Rivalry game on October 11.

East Coast travel may get a little quicker. Amtrak debuted a faster new train called "NextGen Acela" Thursday that will be able to hit a top speed of 160mph. Amtrak's original high-speed Acela trains have a top speed of 150 mph.

Ahead of an anticipated record-breaking travel numbers this Labor Day weekend, Amtrak has launched its new high-speed Acela train which will travel between D.C. and Boston. It is virtually a carbon copy of the high-speed trains seen in Europe,

The Amtrak Heartland Flyer passenger rail line that connects Fort Worth to Oklahoma City has narrowly avoided being derailed.

Amtrak’s new Mardi Gras Service is back up and running between Mobile, Alabama, and New Orleans for the first time since Hurricane Katrina. The service offers additional stops in Pascagoula, Biloxi and Gulfport.

Amtrak's Mardi Gras route starts next week and tickets are available for the twice-daily route. Here's what to know about the new service

Amtrak removed almost all of its passenger train cars in the Northwest from service this week, turning the growing Cascades railroad corridor into a bus route indefinitely. The national passenger ...