For travelers looking to experience the beauty of the northern United States without the stress of driving, few journeys compare to the iconic Amtrak Empire Builder. Stretching more than 2,200 miles ...

I took the Empire Builder from Seattle to Chicago, a trip that covers more than two thousand miles and takes close to forty ...

SEATTLE — Amtrak is restructuring operations on the Empire Builder, the rail route connecting the Midwest to the Pacific Northwest, by shifting onboard staffing responsibilities from Seattle to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Amtrak's Seattle-based crew members on its long haul Empire Builder route are in limbo after finding out on board staffing will ...

Train travel in America has always been something of a dare. The country laid 250,000 miles of track in the 19th century, effectively invented the long-distance passenger train, then spent most of the ...

As a frequent Amtrak rider, I've found some of the most beautiful train routes in North America.Sojourner White I never imagined I'd become a die-hard train traveler. But when I found myself stretched ...

Overnight train travel is typically associated with Europe, where going to bed in Prague and waking up in Budapest is the norm. In the U.S., overnight trains are far rarer. There are only a handful of ...

Amtrak's Seattle-based crew members on its long haul Empire Builder route are in limbo after finding out on board staffing will shift to Chicago.