The congested stretch from Boston to Washington, D.C., already is beleaguered by breakdowns and spotty service.

The funding shift comes after Amtrak officials agreed to make short-and long-term repairs on the Northeast Corridor in New Jersey after corridor’s infrastructure problems and aging NJ Transit trains ...

AmeriStarRail, a startup specializing in high-speed and intermodal passenger rail, pitched a partnership with Amtrak to ...

After spending years securing funding to build the new Portal North Bridge, U.S. Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., climbed to track level to see the construction firsthand. The bridge is scheduled to open in ...

The catenary — the overhead structure that supplies electricity to trains — on the southern half of Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor is about 80 years old and in frighteningly bad shape.

Amtrak said it will be able to pay back a $466 million federal loan for the locomotives over 25 years using net profits from the Northeast Corridor line, where ridership hit a record high last ...

Vice President Biden has good news for Amtrak riders along the Northeast Corridor, announcing $2.45 billion in federal loans to help pay for new trains and other upgrades along the busy corridor.

Atmore remains disconnected as Mobile's port restricts train routes that would serve Alabama's rail heritage city. Its ...

Severe weather rocks NYC area with thunderstorms and hail 08:01. Amtrak passengers traveling in the Northeast Corridor — the busy rail line linking Boston, New York and other cities in the ...

Amtrak received $450m in funding towards the gateway project from the US Department of Transportation in May 2011. The proposed project will be fully integrated with the new Northeast Corridor ...

In fiscal 2012, Amtrak set a new record of 11.4 million riders on the Northeast Corridor. Hurricane-prone states The day in pictures Get the USA TODAY app Start the day smarter ☀️ ...

Amtrak has had as many as 20 Acela trains and plans to increase the fleet to 28, as part of a $2.45 billion investment to modernize train service in the Northeast Corridor.