Lonestar Trip Reports on MSN

28 hours on the Amtrak Cardinal: Chicago to New York City through the Appalachians

The Amtrak Cardinal covers 1,146 miles from Chicago Union Station to New York Penn Station in a scheduled 27 hours and 45 minutes — though the actual arrival time on this journey was 28 hours and 39 ...

Ishbia’s potential South Loop rail yard redevelopment comes into sharper focus as Amtrak eyes Bridgeport move

Ishbia is pursuing the 14th Street yard for a major mixed-use development site that remains a possibility for a future ...
Mass Transit

IN: Earth Day in Duneland: Chicago-to-Valpo Amtrak line touted as public transit win

A proposed Amtrak line would link Chicago to Valparaiso as part of a new Midwest rail service between Chicago and Pittsburgh.
Yahoo

Amtrak train to Chicago with 100+ passengers crashes into tractor-trailer in Schertz, officials say

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An Amtrak train heading to Chicago with 136 passengers collided with a semi-truck hauling rocks Tuesday morning in Schertz, ...
WTHR

Amtrak train bound for Chicago derails in Kansas

A passenger aboard an Amtrak train that derailed in southwest Kansas says he felt "shaking" and realized something was "definitely wrong" when it stopped. KWCH-TV reports that Daniel Szczerba said ...
Trains

Amtrak adapts after Cardinal’s Indiana crossing accident

Help from CSX allowed Amtrak’s Cardinal to reach its destination following a fatal grade-crossing accident in Indiana on ...