Amtrak passenger rail service from Mobile to New Orleans starts in just about a month and questions remain on how this potential new influx of tourists could impact local ...

The psychological toll of recovering the bodies of flood victims in Texas is drawing increased attention as the death toll grows.

The US secretary of transportation, Sean Duffy, is hitting the road – and he wants you to ride shotgun. The cabinet official ...

Two Catlett firefighters died in 1989 crash with same train, the Amtrak Crescent, at same crossing while they were responding ...

CHICAGO—Most trains on Amtrak’s capacity-constrained network ran close to on time while handling big passenger loads ...

A trip to Yankee Stadium leaves a mark, a Second Avenue sneeze and more reader tales of New York City in this week’s ...

The July 4, 1910 title fight between Jack Johnson and Jim Jeffries led to riots, mayhem, murder — and the racially motivated ...

Amtrak confirmed Thursday that the morning train rides for Aug. 18 sold out just one day after the announcement was made.

Travel by train is making a highly anticipated return to the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Tickets are now on sale for the new ...

Supporters say the line will boost tourism in the three states it connects, especially for the Mississippi cities along the ...

A new Amtrak line will start running in Mississippi, Louisiana and Alabama this summer. What to know about when, how to get tickets, what it costs ...

Texas authorities released video of a high-speed chase leading to the arrest of escaped New Orleans inmates Leo Tate and Jermaine Donald in Walker County.