I spent 60 hours traveling on Amtrak trains from New York to Texas. Here are 10 things that surprised me most.

I took two Amtrak trains to get from New York to Austin. Here are unexpected things about traveling across the country in ...

Commuters! It'll now be harder to get to NY by train. What to expect

Train service into New York via NJ Transit will be reduced for a month as Amtrak shifts train operations from the 110-year-old Portal Bridge.
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I tried the new Acela train from NYC to Philly, and back. Here’s how it really is.

Commuting regularly between New York and Philadelphia is often a drag, largely because of Amtrak and its slow, smelly trains. In the introduction of the NextGen Acela last week, I hoped to find a ...

Amtrak restoring full Albany-NYC train schedule by early March

Amtrak has agreed to restore all suspended or combined Empire Service trains between New York’s Penn Station and the Albany-Rensselaer Station by early March.
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NY: Legislatures renew push for commuter trains on west side of Hudson River

Two lower Hudson Valley counties have taken a small step toward restoring passenger rail service on the west side of the Hudson River.