I chose a 9-hour Amtrak over a 2-hour flight home. It's not perfect, but I'll always choose the train over flying if I can.

After procrastinating to buy my flight home for Thanksgiving one too many times (sorry, Mom), I've been left with no other ...
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Ridership down on the Downeaster, despite big year for Amtrak

PORTLAND, Maine (WMTW) - More people rode Amtrak trains in the last fiscal year than any year on record, but ridership on the Downeaster between Maine and Boston was down. In a report released Tuesday ...
Newsweek

America Is Finally Falling in Love With Amtrak. The Tracks Can’t Keep Up

As millions of Americans crowd highways and airports this Thanksgiving week, Amtrak is enjoying an unexpected surge: a record 36.2 million passengers in fiscal year 2025, up a remarkable 10 percent ...
Reuters

US passenger railroad Amtrak sets ridership record, cuts losses

WASHINGTON, Nov 18 (Reuters) - U.S. passenger railroad Amtrak said on Tuesday it set a yearly record for ridership and revenue, as it cut losses by 15% to $598 million and aims for operational ...
TravelPulse

Amtrak Ridership and Revenue Hits All-Time High in 2025

Americans are supporting train travel in droves. Newly released Amtrak statistics show that the national rail operator closed Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25) with record ridership and revenue, marking another ...
Business Insider

We spent 2 days in roomettes on an Amtrak train. Our trip was nice, but it cost more than our first-class flights home.

My family of four spent 46 hours traveling from Chicago to Seattle in two Amtrak roomettes. The roomettes were small but comfortable, and we got to see lots of gorgeous views along the way. The rail ...
The Daily Pennsylvanian

Penn institutes mandatory information security training for all employees following data breach

Following last month’s cybersecurity breach, Penn implemented a new mandatory information security training for all faculty and staff on Thursday. The training, titled “Information Security at Penn: A ...
fox43

Gov. Shapiro highlights new Working Pennsylvanian’s Tax Credit in state budget

SUSQUEHANNA, Pa. — Governor Josh Shapiro on Monday highlighted the new Working Pennsylvanian’s Tax Credit, a major component of the bipartisan state budget he signed last week, which is expected to ...
The Daily Pennsylvanian

Editorial | This is Philadelphia’s year

The day you arrive at Penn, you find yourself enveloped in a strange mirage — one that reshapes Philadelphia into something smaller, tidier, and freshly named: “University City.” In this curated ...