Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Aboard Amtrak's Southwest Chief train from Los Angeles to Chicago. (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times) We were well into ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A westbound Southwest Chief passes the Highlands Metra station in Hinsdale, Ill., on Dec. 8, 2023. Amtrak has turned down a ...

AmeriStarRail proposes a privately funded transcontinental train route, the Transcontinental Chief, aiming to connect Los Angeles and New York City in under 72 hours. The company hopes to launch the ...

A rail company is proposing a new privately funded train route that can begin transporting people between Los Angeles and New York City in less than 72 hours as soon as next year. Delaware-based group ...

We were well into our journey from Los Angeles to Chicago, surrounded by cornfields and grain elevators, when the train halted and a voice rang out. “All right, folks,” said a man on the PA system.