For the first time, Metro-North will run trains past Poughkeepsie through the Hudson Valley to Albany. Some Amtrak service will also be restored. By Grace Ashford Grace Ashford has spent hundreds of ...

Victoria D. is a digital producer for CBS Boston. Before joining CBS Boston in 2023, Victoria had already worked in journalism in both New York and Boston for more than 10 years. Julie Hanson is ...

It's not exactly a bullet train. A new high-speed Amtrak train has officially made its first tracks along the Northeast Corridor. The NextGen Acela had its inaugural ride from Washington, D.C., to New ...

When it comes to railway adventures, there are few things more exciting than falling asleep in one city and waking in the next, nudging up the blind to see what lies outside. Whether that reveals the ...

Long before freeways and flight paths reshaped how we move, railroads linked cities and carried people across vast landscapes. Now considered a “slow” mode of transport, train travel is steadily ...

Amtrak has revealed a first look at its new Airo trains, and they come with panoramic windows, comfier chairs, and more accessibility features. The national rail service is currently constructing 83 ...

A new model of train capable of speeds of up to 180 miles per hour could be running on Amtrak lines as soon as next spring, provided the final testing stages go well. The new line of Acela trains are ...

For many American families, Christmas isn’t Christmas without a tree decorated with lights, ornaments, tinsel – and an electric train circling merrily beneath. No one knows precisely when the train ...

Battery-powered trains are looking to shape the future of Europe’s rail after the first successful trial of an intercity battery train in the northeast of England. This ‘tribid’ train easily switches ...

Sixty years ago, early in the morning of October 1, 1964, a sleek blue and white train slid effortlessly across the urban sprawl of Tokyo, its elevated tracks carrying it south toward the city of ...

If you’re planning a trip to Italy and want to visit several cities or towns, the train is a great way to get around. A vast and efficient railway network runs throughout the Italian peninsula and ...