A multifront effort to restore passenger rail service between Scranton and New York City is losing some of its chief advocates in Washington, but officials pointing to projected economic and other ...

The National Weather Service issued a special statement Sunday warning about the elevated risk of wildfires spreading in some ...

Jerrad Lee leaves his Midlothian house at 5:20 a.m., skipping the morning cup of coffee if he is running late. Lee arrives at ...

Americans are expected to set a new record for Thanksgiving travel, with nearly 80 million to hit the roads, catch flights ...

New Orleans police were investigating after two people were killed and nine others were wounded in two separate shootings Sunday along a parade route, authorities said. Officers ...

New Jersey commuters were big winners when the Federal Railroad Administration announced $444 million in grants for projects ...

In Birmingham, a man is dead after being struck by an Amtrack train in Lipscomb.According to Lt. Zachary Miller of the ...

The Sun-Times sent a reporter and photographer on the first run of the Floridian from Chicago to Miami — on one condition. We have to ride the whole way in coach.

The Floridian ran from Chicago through Nashville to Miami, but it ended in 1979. Amtrak is bringing it temporarily back but ...

Dreamstar Lines moves forward with high-end rail service, hiring BMW's design firm to reimagine overnight travel between ...