I traveled from Chicago to Emeryville, California, on Amtrak's California Zephyr and booked a bedroom. The 53-hour ride was full of surprises.

A train and truck collided Monday morning near 119th Street and Hampton Avenue. It happened at the Butler Yard, a Union ...

It's often said that it's not the destination, it's the journey that matters, and perhaps there's no better example of that than train travel. In an era of hyper-productivity, we often find ourselves ...

Within a few hours of returning to South Florida in November 2021, after a 20-month hiatus during the pandemic, Brightline was already off to a rough start. On November 8, 2021, the “higher-speed” ...

Evie Carrick is a writer and editor who’s lived in five countries and visited well over 50. She now splits her time between Colorado and Paris, ensuring she doesn't have to live without skiing or L'As ...

This route only runs in the summer, so act fast.

Have you ever thought about how trains stay on the tracks when they round corners? Trains typically have wheels that are connected together by a fixed axle, meaning that the wheels on both sides of ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Transformative Travel: I look at how travel can change lives. This article is more than 3 years old. With thousands of miles to ...