Empire Builder trains scheduled to leave Union Station for Seattle at 11:05 a.m. and 3:05 p.m. on Monday have been canceled, ...

Amtrak has expanded its list of train cancellations in and out of Chicago because of a forecast of “extremely cold ...

According to meteorologists, an Arctic air blast is set to plummet temperatures below zero in the city of Chicago on Monday ...

With the coldest air of the season expected to blanket the Chicago area in coming days, Amtrak has preemptively canceled multiple trains. According to the agency, the Empire Builder train set to ...

Amtrak’s “new normal” for handling anticipated severe weather — cancelling trains rather than operating them into a region ...

Other projects awarded grants include the Robert Street project, studying a land bridge in the Rondo neighborhood, and ...

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On May 21, the first ever Amtrak Borealis train departed St. Paul for Chicago. With passenger rail in the United States in decline for decades prior, the opening of a new route was a historic moment.

The U.S. Department of Transportation awarded $38.6 million to the Amtrak Borealis, supporting passenger rail service between ...

The federal government is helping Milwaukee out of a jam – a traffic jam. A $91 million Menomonee Valley rail project will ...

Amtrak’s return to the Gulf Coast is expected to come this summer, and not this spring or anywhere close to reaching a Mardi ...