What’s it like to spend 46 hours on Amtrak’s Empire Builder? Join me on this incredible train journey from Chicago to Seattle, exploring the scenic landscapes of the Midwest, Rockies ...

America's rail lags behind the rest of the world—but travelers are increasingly interested in train travel as an option.

How many history lovers are out there amongst you? For all of you with raised hands, I have something pretty cool ready to show! Imagine combining history, housing and transportation. That sounds ...

Even accounting for the fact that roughly a third of riders only travel between ... The other train Amtrak operates in the corridor, the Chicago-Seattle/Portland Empire Builder, also added 40,000 ...

According to Amtrak’s schedules, the Borealis is also slightly faster than the Empire Builder. The trip from St. Paul to Chicago on the Borealis takes 7 hours and 24 minutes, which is 31 minutes ...

St. Paul, Minn., Borealis surpassed 100,000 riders a little over five months after its May 21, 2024, debut, the train far ...

Some 300 travelers were stranded Saturday night as the Amtrak Borealis — the service's new Chicago-to-St. Paul line — was delayed for hours near Hastings Reports say the train ground to ... the ...

Borealis has been popular so far among travelers. Amtrak saw 88,444 passengers in fiscal 2024 on its Borealis line, which ...

Bombastic proposals for country-wide high-speed rail gain a lot of traction online, but it’s more pressing to focus on what’s ...

I've been on hundreds of trains across the globe and have written six books on train travel. Here are the world's BEST rides… ...