Amtrak retires trains when the cost and effort to keep them running no longer make sense. After decades of service, the metal structure weakens, wiring systems degrade, and mechanical components begin ...

PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - After almost 40 years on the tracks, the original ‘Type 1′ MAX trains will be off the rails by the end of the year, replaced by 30 new ‘Type 6′ trains in Portland. Around 1,000 ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... PUEBLO — When lawyer Jim Koncilja saw China and Europe developing 200-mile-per-hour bullet trains, he wanted to revive the passenger rail service that once ...

A speedy new Amtrak Acela train was seen speeding along the Northeast Corridor line in New Jersey this week. Is that a sign the replacements for the 20-plus-year-old Acela fleet is coming soon? Sort ...