The U.S. has the most railroad tracks of any country, but we're not known for our passenger trains. A look at America's rail system and the trouble with passenger trains.

The U.S. has the most railroad tracks of any country. And yet we’re not known for our passenger trains. Freight trains, on the other hand, are still widely used. So why can’t passenger trains be more ...

America once led the world in railroads, yet decades of political neglect and corporate entanglement left the country with a system that barely functioned. Amtrak operated slowly, arrived late, and ...

According to a joint Miami Herald / WLRN investigation, the Brightline passenger train in Florida has been linked to over 180 deaths since its launch in 2017. Brightline has not been found at fault ...

RAILWAY AGE, NOVEMBER 2025 ISSUE: Just this past September, something historic happened in the high desert of Southern California: The first hybrid hydrogen fuel cell (HFC) battery-electric passenger ...

Amtrak closed Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25: Oct. 24 – Sept. 25) with record ridership and revenue, reflecting growing demand for ...

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 ...

In this photo from the Allen County Historical Society, an Amtrak passenger train makes a stop at the Lima station. Amtrak served Lima from 1975 to 1990. Courtesy of Allen County Historical Society ...

Ethan Oliver is a 22-year old from Pottsboro, a Texas town of fewer than 3,000 near the Oklahoma border. The nearest Amtrak station is a 90-minute drive away, in Dallas. That didn’t stop him and four ...