Quick Summary Taking the Amtrak Empire Builder with our family of six cost us $1,380 in coach ($230 per person, with child discounts), which was significantly cheaper than flying.

Most people who ride Amtrak’s Empire Builder route between Chicago and Seattle watch the heartland whiz by. Our writer hopped off to explore a few remarkable places you might otherwise miss.

The trip was broken into two parts: A 32-hour ride from Montana to Chicago on Amtrak's Empire Builder train, and a 20-hour ride from there to New York City on the Lake Shore Limited.

One major criticism of Amtrak service in Minnesota was the high price of tickets, but according to an Amtrak press release, one-way fares to Chicago now start at only $41 on the Borealis. In ...

Amtrak now is making it easier to buy tickets for the two routes that serve Edmonds and Everett. The national passenger train service has started its eTicket service beginning on Monday. It had ...