Amtrak's most iconic ride wasn't always the experience it is today. Here's a look at the history of the California Zephyr.

Tunnel 41 allows people on the California Zephyr to pass through the most treacherous part of the California trail with ease.

This Amtrak California Zephyr train currently passes Dotsero on its main line. Dotsero would need a Rail railroad station with parking and access to Interstate 70.

About 300 Amtrak passengers aboard the San Francisco Zephyr got a rude awakening on a 1982 morning near Emerson, Iowa. As they were on their way to Omaha, their cross-country journey was ...

Numerous train projects are in the crosshairs of the Trump administration, but Amtrak's modernization is speeding ahead.

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 ...

A UNC Wilmington student was fatally struck by an Amtrak train on Tuesday in Clayton.

Amtrak has announced that tickets are available for its new Mardi Gras Service that will begin routes along the Gulf Coast on Aug. 18.

According to Amtrak, the new trains will feature 27% more seats per train than their predecessors, and a higher in-service top speed. "NextGen Acela is more than a new train – it’s an ...

Beginning on Aug. 18, Amtrak's intercity train service will run twice-daily between Mobile, Alabama and New Orleans, Louisiana, along the Mississippi Gulf Coast.

Delaware-based group AmeriStarRail is proposing a new Amtrak train route that can transport people between Los Angeles and New York in 72 hours.