The image of a train chugging up a snow-covered mountain feels both nostalgic and mythical. Does such a winter train really exist? And if it does, where is it found? The folks at JR Pass, a rail pass ...

Everett Potter, author of "100 Train Journeys of a Lifetime" speaks about train travel with USA TODAY ahead of the publication of his book.

In the USA, fast travel primarily means flying. However, high-speed trains would be quite worthwhile. But the few projects ...

After 20 months, the higher-speed passenger railroad Brightline is no longer known as Virgin Trains USA. Brightline ended its 20-year licensing agreement with Virgin Enterprises at the end of July, ...

You can ride the rails with this upcoming share issue; the question is whether you'd want to. Americans are riding passenger trains more often than they used to. According to data compiled by the U.S.

Virgin Trains USA postponed its much anticipated initial public offering, claiming it found “alternative financing” to stay private. The high-speed train company, still operating under the name ...

The sweet spot for train travel is between highly populated city centers that are within 200 to 300 miles of each other. It’s a distance that most people drive instead of fly, but the trip by car can ...

The commuter rail operator's stock will not be arriving in the station. Like a big moving train that stops abruptly on the track, the Virgin Trains USA initial public offering (IPO) was abruptly ...

Virgin Trains USA purchased the site of its future Aventura train station for $18 million, which will allow passengers to connect to one of the most highly trafficked malls in the country. 19700 WDH ...

Americans are riding passenger trains more often than they used to. According to data compiled by the U.S. Department of Transportation, the total miles traveled by Americans via commuter and light ...

Like a big moving train that stops abruptly on the track, the Virgin Trains USA initial public offering (IPO) was abruptly canceled earlier this week. Cancellations are the exception rather than the ...