Heading somewhere far off means running smack into a spectrum of new sights, new sounds, new tastes. But along with these comes the inevitable oven-fresh batch of eye-rolling, mind-blowing, completely incomprehensible Mysteries of Travel.

12) Amtrak serves full, cooked-to-order meals served on real dishes aboard all long-haul routes. These always include a vegetarian selection and often...

CHICAGO (AP) — Amtrak's Texas Eagle has added a stop in Hope, Ark., birthplace of former President Bill Clinton. Starting April 4, pa...

Traveling by train is a fresh of fresh air.

EMERYVILLE, Calif. (AP) — The journey east on Amtrak's California Zephyr train is as good as the destination. Riding the rails from the San Francisc...

Last week, as congressional leaders announced a plan to reauthorize funding for railroads across America, a new Brookings Institution study showed tha...

When I got to Seattle, I really did feel a sense of accomplishment. I had made it to the opposite coast, crossed three time zones and I got there without stepping aboard a plane or even exceeding 79 mph at a time.

WASHINGTON -- Amtrak will resume service between New York City and Boston on Friday following the repair of commuter rail tracks damaged by Superstorm...

TRENTON, N.J. -- Amtrak is going to break the speed limit in the Northeast Corridor. The rail service announced Monday it will operate test trains ov...

There is an entire genre of photography dedicated to documenting the peculiarities of Amtrak trains.

The different social spaces within the train allow for personal mobility and prolonged social interactions that do not occur in other forms of transportation.

For long-distance travel, aerial crafts have replaced terrestrial vehicles. Consequently, we now think in terms of destinations rather than journeys.

NEAR SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – Three hours into what will be a long day's, night's, and another day's journey along the edge of the continent, Ron Dou...