How Train Riders With Disabilities Are Faring on Amtrak

Passengers are facing blocked wheelchair space, getting stuck in doors and suffering other indignities 35 years after the Americans With Disabilities Act became law.

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Fire Breaks Out Beneath PATH Train in Jersey City

Thirteen people were treated for smoke inhalation after the fire ignited early Monday morning. Service was suspended on two lines.

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An Office Tower Shooting Shocks New York

The city’s strict gun laws could not prevent someone driving across the country with an assault rifle.

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Union Pacific to Buy Norfolk Southern in $85 Billion Railroad Deal

The merger would create the United States’ first coast-to-coast rail network, spanning 50,000 miles and 43 states.

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Union Pacific in Talks to Acquire Norfolk Southern

The merger of two large rail companies would create the first coast-to-coast network, but the deal could reduce competition.

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‘Bonjour’ Sets Off a Linguistic Dispute on a Belgian Train

The rules can get complicated in a country with French, Dutch and German as official languages.

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Locomotive 4207, on the Rails for 60 Years and Still Hauling Commuters

New Jersey Transit relies on more than 20 old-school diesel engines, including the United States’ oldest locomotive in regular passenger service.

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California Offers Spirited Defense of Bullet Train Project

In a blistering response to the Trump administration’s proposal to pull $4 billion in federal funding, state officials said the move was illegal, predetermined and based on flawed analysis.

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Amtrak to Begin Mardi Gras Service Route Connecting New Orleans to Alabama

The Mardi Gras Service, starting on Aug. 18, will connect New Orleans and Mobile, Ala., by train for the first time since Hurricane Katrina in 2005.

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Britain’s Royal Train, Once a Symbol of Luxury and Modernity, Is Being Retired

Specially commissioned private rail cars have transported the royal family around the country for over 150 years, beginning with an initially trepidatious Queen Victoria.

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