Amtrak

The weekend is right around the corner, but you may need to rethink your travel plans if you’re relying on train service.

A series of 911 calls about an Amtrak train that derailed in rural Montana near the Canadian border set off an outpouring of help from area residents, volunteer fire and medical teams and regional law enforcement

An Amtrak train that derailed in rural Montana over the weekend was going just under the speed limit at about 75 mph (121 kph) when it went off the track along a gradual curve

The train was heading from Chicago to Seattle when eight of the ten cars derailed.

An Amtrak train that originated in Chicago derailed in north central Montana Saturday evening on the way its final destination in Seattle, according to the transit agency.

An Amtrak train fatally struck a pedestrian in the Mission Hills neighborhood, authorities said Monday.

Amtrak plans to spend $7.3 billion to replace 83 passenger trains, some nearly a half-century old, though much of the funding must still be approved by Congress.

Amtrak’s new fleet of trains will service the Northeast Corridor and feature upgrades such as hybrid batteries.

Amtrak’s Pacific Surfliner will offer expanded service for trains between San Diego, Los Angeles, Orange, Ventura, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties, rail officials announced Wednesday.

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President Joe Biden didn’t want to be anywhere else Friday than helping his Amtrak family celebrate 50 years on the rails

Proposed federal infrastructure funding for rail projects has transportation planners taking another look at a Los Angeles-to-Las Vegas passenger route that Amtrak stopped in 1997 and at a high-speed rail line along the congested Interstate 15 corridor to Victorville.

President Joe Biden says his proposal for an aggressive series of infrastructure investments would require $2.3 trillion in spending over eight years but could create millions of jobs.

All rail services from Oceanside to San Diego will be shut down the next two weekends to accommodate scheduled work along the rail line, the San Diego Association of Governments announced Thursday.

Beginning just after midnight, a full rail closure will be in effect this weekend to accommodate work along the passenger and freight rail line between Oceanside and San Diego. The closure will take place from just after midnight on Saturday through early morning on Monday. Full rail closures are routinely scheduled to advance rail construction and ensure worker safety. During…

Two major railroad workers unions have asked the Department of Homeland Security to beef up security on Amtrak and other passenger lines, including by creating a no-ride list akin to the no-fly list that prevents people identified as risks from boarding planes

President-elect Joe Biden will no longer be taking an Amtrak train to Washington for his inauguration because of security concerns

Amtrak announced Thursday that people intending to travel on the Pacific Surfliner route from San Diego to San Luis Obispo around the Christmas holiday must make reservations.

A pedestrian was fatally struck by an Amtrak train in Carlsbad, authorities said Friday.

NBC 7’s Marianne Kushi shares what you need to know in San Diego County on the morning of November 19, 2020.