The Roman Empire had an impressive road network. A new dataset now visualizes the road map, adding over 100,000 kilometers of previously unknown routes.

The Idaho Transportation Department wants residents to weigh in on the “future of rail infrastructure across the state,” according to an ITD news release.

Ever since the start of a second daily Amtrak train from Union Depot, St. Paul, to Union Station, Chicago, with the Borealis, I have been itching to take the train to visit my three cousins who ...

Amtrak has announced a limited-time “Falling Fares Sale,” allowing travelers to save big and enjoy the beauty of fall through the window of an Amtrak train. Customers can enjoy discounted fares for ...

The debut in late August 2025 of Amtrak’s long-awaited NextGen Acela trainsets for the Northeast Corridor captured media and rail industry attention at a time when Amtrak’s much larger—geographically ...

Eric Courtney, an Amtrak conductor, checks passengers’ tickets aboard the Amtrak Hiawatha service in Milwaukee. Courtney says he has worked as an Amtrak conductor for 16 years since moving to ...

Three P42 locomotives lead the westbound California Zephyr through Hinsdale, Ill., on Aug. 9, 2025. The train would later suffer a four-hour delay in eastern Nebraska due to high winds and flash flood ...

I don't know exactly why, but the idea of setting up trade routes is like catnip to me. Little horse-drawn wagons? Shipments of lumber or wool or vegetables? Resources trundling between cities? Yeah, ...

The California Zephyr, the Empire Builder and the Sunset Limited offer multi-night rail journeys and extraordinary views of America that only a long-distance train trip can reveal.

Contracted with the Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Illinois state transportation departments, Amtrak's newest route, the Borealis, has routinely exceeded passenger estimates since the daily service rolled ...