Nobody understands the magic of Amtrak's California Zephyr train quite like Brad Swartzwelter, better known to passengers as Conductor Brad. During Swartzwelter's 30-year career as a conductor, he ...

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On March 20, 1949, the first run of a new streamlined passenger train made for passenger comfort and enjoyment left Oakland, Calif. headed for Chicago. The three-day, two-night, 2,438-mile ...

An Amtrak train carrying 69 passengers derailed in Keenesburg, about 45 minutes northeast of Denver, Monday evening following a collision with a truck. The train, which was traveling along the ...