That's the reality on the Amtrak Cascades train, which runs through the Pacific Northwest and has coach and business-class seating. I recently rode it from Vancouver, British Columbia, to Seattle.

LAFAYETTE PARISH — The Lafayette Police Department is investigating a collision between an Amtrak train and a motor vehicle that occurred Monday evening in the 2300 block of SW Frontage Road.

I took an Amtrak train from Vancouver, British Columbia, to Seattle and rode in coach. The ride was three hours longer and less than half the price of a basic economy flight.

HANCOCK COUNTY, Ill. — A man and his dog were killed Monday evening when an Amtrak train struck them north of Plymouth, according to the Hancock County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies responded ...

Police are investigating a collision between an Amtrak train and a motor vehicle that occurred Monday evening in the 2300 block of SW Frontage Road near Evangeline Thruway in Lafayette.

According to a video submitted by a Spectrum News viewer, the train can be seen traveling on tracks adjacent to the road before hitting a truck in the crossing at Canal Avenue North and U.S. 92.

The Hancock County Sheriff's Office said that at 6:18 p.m., they responded to a report of a train vs. pedestrian crash at the scene.

EXETER — A woman was fatally struck by an Amtrak train June 2 after she and a friend saved a dog they were walking near the tracks, according to police.

LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) — Police are currently on scene in the 2300 block of SW Frontage Rd., due to a collision involving an Amtrak train and motor vehicle, officials said.

A driver was killed Monday afternoon when an SUV was struck by a southbound Amtrak train at a railroad crossing in Empire, according to the California Highway Patrol. The crash happened around 1: ...

Amtrak plans to launch a service that would create the first one-seat train ride between Long Island and the mainland United States. Officials at the national railroad laid out the idea during ...