Amtrak may soon offer an easier way to travel between these major cities in the Midwestern U.S., creating a rail connection ...

It's not a highspeed rail system, but Columbus, Ohio hasn't had a a passenger rail since 1979 and the Fort Wayne, Indiana ...

New passenger rail routes connecting Louisville to Chicago, Cincinnati and Nashville, Tennessee, have been submitted to the Federal Railroad Administration, another step in Amtrak's plans for Midwest ...

Imagine riding a train from the Twin Cities to Phoenix, San Antonio, Denver or Seattle. Federal rail officials want to know if you think that’s a good idea — or not. A study detailing the possible ...

The Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission is pushing for a new Amtrak train route nearly 50 years after it departed the city of Columbus. The organization is teaming up with Fort Wayne, Ind. and the ...

While the size and time of settlement of the United States means that it will always be more of a car and plane country than a train country, times are also changing in the direction of more options ...

In an unusual twist of circumstances, there are three events ongoing at this writing that have a lot to say about Amtrak corridors and trains in the Midwest. All were scheduled to take place within a ...

Amtrak's proposed Heartland Flyer expansion would triple the frequency of rides between the station in downtown Fort Worth and Oklahoma City, as well as extend Amtrak service to Newton, Kansas through ...

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The Midwest might be getting a new five-state train route that some hope will revolutionize the region's intercity travel. Stretching from Chicago to Pittsburgh, the Federal Rail Administration-funded ...