Traveling by train isn’t the fastest way to get from Chicago to San Francisco, but it offers a very different experience from flying. The California Zephyr, one of Amtrak’s longest routes, spans ...

There’s only so much time left in summer, and with no shortage of high-profile events taking place across Southern California, Amtrak wants you to spend less time driving and more time relaxing.

Amtrak is bringing back its daytime train from the San Joaquin Valley to Sacramento, starting Dec. 8. It was suspended in 2020 amid the pandemic, leaving only a train that pulled into the capital at ...

The train service known as Amtrak San Joaquins recently rebranded as Gold Runner. Stockton residents and travelers from nearby communities will have to get used to the new name of "California’s ...

A San Joaquins engine is seen in 2018 in Modesto. The train service between Oakland and Bakersfield, with some service to Sacramento, was renamed Gold Runner this month by the San Joaquin Joint Powers ...

A California Highway Patrol officer takes pictures at the scene of a crash involving a big rig and an Amtrak train on Wednesday off Highway 1 between Brown Road and Main Street. Credit: Janene Scully ...

A California surf instructor had her arm ripped off after being hit by an Amtrak train while she pushed her e-bike across the tracks. Elieah Boyd, 24, said she was in complete disbelief to look down ...

CHICAGO — More evidence of the toll Amtrak’s aging locomotive and passenger car fleet is taking on operations was provided in ...