The Biden administration wants to bring about a new age of train travel. But tension between Amtrak and the freight industry threaten to derail those ambitions. Even when everything goes right, Amtrak ...

Ride Amtrak outside of the Northeast Corridor and there's a good chance you'll arrive late because freight traffic delayed your train - despite the law that gives passenger trains preference. Amtrak ...

The agreement comes as Union Pacific seeks federal approval for its merger with Norfolk Southern railroad. Amtrak has settled a dispute with Union Pacific over delays to one of Amtrak’s long-distance ...

Amtrak is stepping up its competition with the trucking industry with plans to add 350 refrigerated freight cars to its passenger-rail operations. The move is part of Amtrak's efforts to break even ...

The U.S. Department of Justice sued Norfolk Southern railroad this week for causing frequent delays of Amtrak trains, in the latest example of the Biden administration pressing freight carriers to ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department said on Tuesday that Norfolk Southern has agreed to give all Amtrak passenger trains the "highest priority" over freight trains. The settlement with ...

WASHINGTON >> The former head of the Norfolk Southern freight railroad, Charles “Wick” Moorman, has been tapped to be president and CEO of Amtrak, the nation’s passenger railroad, Amtrak officials ...