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A trip from St. Louis to Chicago via Amtrak’s Lincoln Service will be about 15 minutes quicker starting this week due to track upgrades that allow for increased speeds. The Amtrak line ran its first ...

Some Metra trains in and out of Chicago are canceled or delayed after an Amtrak train on Sunday heading from Chicago to the Pacific Northwest derailed, Metra authorities say. According to Metra, ...

Despite challenging weather conditions on both coasts and in the upper Great Lakes region, Amtrak trains generally reached ...

You can hitch a ride from Chicago to Miami on an Amtrak train beginning next month. According to Amtrak, the "Floridian" line will start in Chicago and make stops in Cleveland, Washington D.C., ...

Amtrak is dismantling two coaling towers in southwest Michigan and Indiana, affecting the passenger line's Wolverine and Blue Water schedules in Michigan from Sept. 15-19. Charter buses will provide ...

Passengers of one of Amtrak’s busiest hubs risk missing their train if they do not follow this recently released advisory.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The threat of a major rail strike is affecting travel plans for a lot of people in Chicago Tuesday morning, and it could affect Metra service, as well. Amtrak has preemptively ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- A new temporary Amtrak train service will soon connect Chicago and Miami—combining the Capitol Limited and Silver Star services for a limited time. The Floridian Amtrak service will ...

More Americans are taking the Amtrak than ever before. Here's why the national rail service is having a moment.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- One person was injured after an Amtrak train bound for Chicago collided with a truck in Maryland Wednesday. Capitol Limited train 29 was traveling from Washington DC to Chicago when ...