Leasing Canadian-built LRC trainsets in the early 1980s allowed Amtrak to try out new technologies while determining the direction of its high-speed rail ambitions.

Refurbished lunch counter-diner cars offered early passengers "tasty light meals...in a casual, relaxed setting."

A site on Amtrak property near Perryville, Md., was recently accepted into the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom; it complements the previously designated rail line between Philadelphia and Lancaster.

Completed in 1933, 30th Street Station is a national transportation landmark and the vital heart of a new vision for its surrounding neighborhood.

Inspired by the new Northeast Corridor website, we dig through the archives for a short visual tour of key bridges and tunnels used by Amtrak trains from coast-to-coast.

As the snows begin to fall in the Rockies and Sierra Nevada, passengers aboard the California Zephyr are treated to scenes of a winter wonderland.

A cache of early Amtrak promotional photos reveals a dome car's unique western-themed interior, which included copper toned finishes and wood carvings.

Although the nation was recovering from a recession and intercity passenger rail travel faced increasing competition from the airlines, Amtrak managed to maintain steady ridership and increase revenues.

Nothing is quite like the hustle and bustle of a train station on a major holiday, when people from all walks of life cross paths while heading to see family and friends.

Through a partnership with the State of New York, Amtrak restored passenger rail service to the city of Niagara Falls on October 29, 1978, following a 17 year absence.