Amtrak

President Biden has aspirations for a new era of train travel. Amtrak supporters hope that a new line between New Orleans and Mobile, Alabama, is just the start. But major obstacles stand in the way.

"You and your family could travel coast to coast without a single tank of gas onboard a high-speed train," President Biden said. The map shows 30 new routes across the U.S. that funding could create.

Customers will have to wear masks in stations, on trains and on Thruway buses. Amtrak is booking only half of each train's normal capacity, making it easier for passengers to sit farther apart.

NPR reported on Friday that the ticket for a two-hour ride between Chicago and Bloomington-Normal, Ill., stations usually costs $16. Amtrak had based the higher price on adjustments to train cars.

Amtrak says it logged an operating revenue of $3.3 billion — a 3.6% increase over the last fiscal year.

This fall marks the end of an era for Amtrak's dining car.

On Sunday an Amtrak passenger train seemingly traveling on the wrong track, crashed into a freight train and derailed in South Carolina, killing the Amtrak engineer and a conductor.

The Amtrak Cascades train that derailed near Tacoma on Monday left three people dead and dozens injured.

Brandon Bostian was at the controls of an Amtrak train when it derailed in Philadelphia in 2015, killing eight and injuring hundreds. Prosecutors Tuesday said he would not face criminal charges.

When the Lone Star Rail project fell apart last year, communities along I-35 were left looking for a new plan that would reduce travel time between San…