Amtrak derailment blocks platforms at Union Station

A minor Amtrak derailment blocked some platforms at Chicago's Union Station early Monday morning. Metra reported just before ...
WBEZ

What’s next for Chicago-area public transit?

Say More’ explores what a $1.5 billion overhaul approved in Springfield will look like for transit riders in Chicago’s city ...
TheTravel on MSN

America's most beautiful Amtrak stations almost no one talks about

From riverside depots to desert landmarks, these overlooked Amtrak stations stand out for their architecture, history, and ...
Hoodline

Amtrak Derailment Triggers Morning Mayhem at Union Station

A minor Amtrak derailment early Monday morning blocked several platforms at Chicago's Union Station, tangling the morning ...
Railway Age

Transit Briefs: LIRR, CTA, Trinity Metro

POTUS 47 appoints a second Presidential Advisory Board (PEB) to help settle an ongoing contract dispute at MTA Long Island ...
Business Insider

I spent 77 hours traveling from California to DC by train. It was worth it, but there are things everyone should know before any long ride.

I took Amtrak trains from California to Washington, DC, which took me 77 hours over four days. Consider bringing your own snacks, and know you can request hot water for instant meals and tea. Be ...
Chronicle Media

How Indiana rail service will benefit Chicago’s Southeast Side

As Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District prepares to launch passenger train service in northwest Indiana, one oft-overlooked Chicago neighborhood stands to benefit. The Hegewisch ...
The Advocate

I took Amtrak's 27-hour train ride from D.C. to New Orleans. Here's how it went.

The sunset just west of Meridian, Mississippi, glowed fiery-orange, the sky draped with wisps of pink clouds above a silhouette of treetops and geometric rooflines. It was an award-winning photograph, ...
KOIN 6

Pedestrian hit by Amtrak declared dead at Oregon City train station

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A person is dead after getting hit by a train at the Oregon City train station on Christmas Eve, according to police. Authorities responded to the scene just before 3 p.m. and ...
WCVB Channel 5 Boston

Downed wires cause problems for Amtrak, Commuter Rail service into Boston

PEOPLE ENDED UP GETTING STUCK THERE. PETER YEAH, FOR QUITE SOME TIME. ED YOU CAN SEE BEHIND ME THAT THE CROWDS HAVE CLEARED OUT, BUT EARLIER TODAY THERE WERE A LOT OF PEOPLE HERE AND THEY WERE STUCK.
The Union Democrat

It's 43 hours from LA to Chicago. These train people like it that way

We were well into our journey from Los Angeles to Chicago, surrounded by cornfields and grain elevators, when the train halted and a voice rang out. "All right, folks," said a man on the PA system.
CBS News

Amtrak train hits car near Congress Park Metra Station

Jeramie Bizzle is a web producer for CBS Chicago. Jeramie began working with CBS Chicago as an intern in 2017 and returned as a full-time Web Producer in 2021. He has previously written for the Austin ...