An Amtrak Turboliner on the Chicago-St. Louis route EPA/Wikimedia Commons In 1972—40 years before Amtrak would celebrate the coming of 110-mile-an-hour, moderately high-speed rail from Chicago to St.

ALBANY – Amtrak cannot afford to make track improvements necessary to handle trains traveling 125 mph, and state Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno is not happy. Three turboliners have already been ...

As it celebrates its 50th anniversary, Amtrak's future has never been so bright. New routes, new trains and plenty of technology are bringing it up to date, and its green credentials make it ...

New York's $75 million project to put seven high-speed trains on the Amtrak route running from Albany, N.Y., to New York City has been plagued by management weaknesses, technical problems and payment ...

New York state and Amtrak have resolved a contract dispute and federal litigation over a so-far unsuccessful program to develop high-speed passenger rail service between New York City and the Albany ...