Amtrak's Texas Eagle 'Sightseer Lounge' set to return to Chicago route
This 32-hour long trip may become more bearable for passengers as Amtrak reintroduces its sightseer lounge to the Chicago-San ...
I booked 2 overnight Amtrak rides in roomettes 4 years apart. One difference made the second ride far more relaxing.
I slept in an Amtrak roomette on a Viewliner train in 2021. In 2025, I booked the same accommodation on an upgraded ...
Run to the sun: on board Amtrak’s new 47-hour Chicago-Miami sleeper
The season-scrambling Floridian takes passengers direct from the snows of Illinois to Florida’s palm-lined beaches ...
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Amtrak’s Empire Builder again cancelled
Departures of the Empire Builder have been cancelled in both directions today (Sunday, Feb. 16), for a second straight day, ...
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Even in today’s political climate, let’s talk about high-speed rail to Chicago
Forward-thinking federal infrastructure policy is in short supply these days, but a Twin Cities-Chicago line would be an ...
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J.D. Wong: Rethinking Amtrak subsidies
By J.D. Wong. Guest columnist. Founded in 1971, Amtrak began as an “experiment” to see if passenger trains could make money. Yet, with routes drawn for political gain rather t ...
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Texas Eagle lounge car set to return; other long-distance trains to gain capacity
Beginning with its southbound departure on Monday, March 3, the Chicago-San Antonio Texas Eagle will gain a staffed ...