Freight companies, port authorities and local politics created a perfect storm of opposition that took years of negotiation and $178 million in federal funding to resolve.

A coal train derailment north of Enfield, North Carolina, has been cleared, and Amtrak trains between the Northeast and Florida are getting back on schedule. CSX says 28 cars loaded with coal left the ...

John G. Kneiling, by profession a consulting engineer, wrote Trains Magazine’s Professional Iconoclast column for many years.

DENMARK, S.C. -- Passengers traveling on an Amtrak Auto Train from a Washington, D.C., suburb Monday evening expected to arrive in the Orlando area by Tuesday morning. But their planned 17-hour ...

Confetti cannons that showered Amtrak’s 10-car Mardi Gras Service inaugural special as it headed to Mobile, Ala., on Aug. 16, 2025, have moved on to other celebrations. Meanwhile, the twice-daily, New ...

See Tracks? Think Train Week is a focused week-long campaign spotlighting the critical importance of making safe choices ...

CAYCE, S.C. -- - An Amtrak passenger train slammed into a parked freight train in the early-morning darkness Sunday after a thrown switch sent it hurtling down a side track, authorities said. Two ...

A coal train derailment north of Enfield, North Carolina, blocked the route for Amtrak trains between the Northeast and Florida late Sunday, including the Carolinian serving Charlotte, the Triangle ...