It's perfect for families, too.

The sandwich options, which included cherrywood smoked ham and fontina on marble rye, peppered turkey, Gouda, and spinach on ...

In 2022, I rode in business class on an Amtrak train from NYC to Niagara Falls, New York. My $168 ticket included a business-class seat with a tray table, an outlet, and a complimentary drink. The ...

I booked a $400 roomette for a 15-hour Amtrak ride across the Southwest in January 2025. Then I booked a $450 first-class ticket for a 3-hour train ride from Washington, DC, to New York City. I was ...

Amtrak's USA Rail Pass allows riders to take 10 trips across the country for a flat fee of $500. I've purchased the pass three times, and though the rides aren't luxurious, they're worth it. The pass ...

Amtrak’s NextGen Acela entered service in August 2025, marking the most significant upgrade to U.S. high-speed rail in more than 2 decades. The new trains replace the original Acela, which first ...

The Amtrak isn’t exactly the lap of luxury, but it will get you where you need to be, offering up the opportunity for brief ...

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Take a seat on Amtrak's San Joaquins as we ride from Martinez to Oakland. This intercity train route offers a blend of quiet coastline, Central Valley farmland, and urban scenery. In this video, we ...

Amtrak's Sunset Limited route goes from the Louisiana bayous all the way to the California coast.

Update: Julia Quinn, Amtrak's Director of Social Media, offered a few new details on the program during a Reddit AMA. Amtrak has begun offering "writers’ residencies" to, well, writers – long ...

Kristi K. Higgins, The Social Butterfly, rides the rails through VA's Shenandoah Valley. The Blue Ridge Flyer departs from and returns to Staunton.