But he came to love the train far before he started working for Amtrak, while growing up in Boulder, Colorado. “My father would go fishing along the Colorado River, and the California Zephyr ...

You’ve heard of "The Little Engine That Could," but Amtrak’s Texas Eagle just might be the little train that could. Amtrak announced plans to discontinue the route in the 1990s, but the communities in ...

It's a welcome improvement to America's longest train ride, considering Amtrak's description of the trip: "Wind through the Land of Lincoln, across the Mississippi River, and through the Ozarks to ...

Amtrak's Longest Route Is More Than 65 Hours — Combining 2 Iconic Trains From Chicago to Los Angeles. The Texas Eagle runs between San Antonio and Chicago and, when paired with the Sunset ...

Amtrak's Texas Eagle now has an observation car. ... It also includes the Texas Eagle, the longest passenger train ride in America, at 2,278 miles. The route runs from Chicago to San Antonio, ...

Amtrak has now launched the "Floridian," a new train line connecting Chicago to Miami. Reviving a service that last operated in the 1970s, this long-distance route merges the lines of Capitol ...

You’ve heard of "The Little Engine That Could," but Amtrak’s Texas Eagle just might be the little train that could. Amtrak announced plans to discontinue the route in the 1990s, but the ...

Nobody understands the magic of Amtrak's California Zephyr train quite like Brad Swartzwelter, better known to passengers as Conductor Brad. During Swartzwelter's 30-year career as a conductor, he ...