Amtrak’s westbound California Zephyr route passes by Donner Lake in Truckee, Calif., on the final day of the journey. The friendly competition began during happy hour Sunday, minutes after the Amtrak ...

The friendly competition began during happy hour Sunday, minutes after the Amtrak train pulled out of Chicago’s Union Station. “How far are you going?” passengers asked each other over and over in the ...

Amtrak issued a press release Nov. 18 touting the railroad’s performance in Fiscal Year 2025 entitled “Amtrak: A Year of Records.” With record ridership, record passenger miles, record capital ...

Imagine a place where the morning soundtrack isn’t blaring car horns but the gentle rumble of a distant train and the rush of crystal-clear mountain water. Dunsmuir, nestled in the shadow of majestic ...

MARENGO TWP, MI — Passengers on a Thanksgiving Day train ride were evacuated by Amtrak officials and law enforcement agencies when the rail-bound vehicle lost engine power during severe weather ...

A dining car on a long-distance Amtrak train. Photo Credit: Amtrak Amtrak enjoyed record-high ridership and revenue during the 2025 fiscal year. That included growth on its long-distance routes, which ...

MARSHALL, Mich. — Over a hundred passengers were safely evacuated from an Amtrak train on Thanksgiving night after it lost engine power due to severe winter weather near the city of Marshall. The ...

As millions of Americans crowd highways and airports this Thanksgiving week, Amtrak is enjoying an unexpected surge: a record 36.2 million passengers in fiscal year 2025, up a remarkable 10 percent ...

The postal service can’t keep up, claiming that it doesn’t have the funds to change the locks and replace the keys. The result is that community mailboxes up and down the Bay Area are compromised. In ...

There is no lack of winter events in and near Stanislaus County, from tree lightings to festivals. The spirit of the season is in full swing. And one of the great things about living in the valley is ...

Finding a caregiver in Michigan is already hard, and the problem is getting worse There is already a shortage of caregivers for Michigan's aging population, and projections show the problem is going ...