Time Away From the Beach: Trains on Amelia Island

The historic 1962 Atlantic Coast Line Railroad (ACL) train depot in Winter Park, Florida, served Amtrak trains traveling between New York City and Miami for decades.

Amtrak says it is adding more seats to the Auto Train on trips between Jan. 1 and March 31. According to Amtrak, up to 60 additional coach seats will be available for travel on variety of dates on Train 53 to Florida (Jan. 1-9; Jan. 16; Jan. 29-Feb. 1; Feb 14-15; and Feb. 28) and Train 52 from Florida (Jan. 2-4; Feb. 22; Feb. 28; March 1; March 15; and March 29-31). The Auto Train offers both coach and sleeper accommodations. “The Auto Train is the easiest and most enjoyable way to travel between the northeast and Florida while your

The National Transportation Safety Board today opened public dockets on two on-going railroad accident investigations and placed the dockets on its public website.