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As Amtrak enters the fourth year after passage of the Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act, the railroad has yet to finalize any plans to order long-distance railcars for its overnight routes. As long ...

Long-distance passenger rail is better for the environment than driving a car or taking ... The demand from passengers is what makes the Borealis possible, and the same will be true for any future ...

Travel the length of the longest railway in the US passing through deserts, urban metropolises and even the Mississippi River ...

An estimated 3.9 million people rode a long-distance route with Amtrak in 2023, accounting for about 14% of the agency's ...

Ridership on Amtrak at the Ottumwa station in fiscal year 2024 grew by more than 1,000 riders from the previous fiscal year, as national rail company recently released ridership figures across all its ...

Nevertheless, ridership on Amtrak’s long-distance trains grew 8% in fiscal 2024 compared with the prior year. Many other Amtrak routes are funded by states. There are 30 such routes, each no ...

Coach class is available on all Amtrak routes except the Acela. (The lowest fare available on the Acela is business class.) The price of Amtrak’s coach fares depend on a few factors, including ...

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