Fares, Ticketing and Operating Information
Rail Passenger USA provides extensive route information and local area information for rail passengers traveling in North America. However, we do not provide commercial travel services of any kind. Visit the train operator's web site to make rail reservations and get current schedule and fare information. Direct links to Amtrak and VIA Rail Canada home pages are provided below.
| Amtrak | Via Rail Canada |
For reserving a coordinated trip, including air, rail, rental car, hotels, etc., you may wish to contact the travel agency of your choice. Click on - Train Travel Consulting, an award-winning travel agency specializing in North American rail travel, for example.
Safety Information
Safety aboard North American rail passenger trains is the highest priority of the operators. Please take the time to follow the links below for some important rail travel safety information.
| Amtrak Personal Safety | VIA Rail Canada Safety | plaws.net/rail/emergency/ |
Station Photos,
Amtrak Status Maps and Train Status/Archives,
and Amtrak Radio
Frequencies
The links below are to some of Ray's favorite and most used sites; "USA Rail Guide" that has an enormous number of photographs of Amtrak Stations in the USA, "Amtrak Status Maps" and "Amtrak Train Status/Archives" and "Amtrak Radio Frequencies" from "On Track On Line".
"Amtrak Status Maps" and "Amtrak Train Status/Archives" are complementary, dynamic, third party sites that allow you to find the approximate current location and status of selected Amtrak trains (Maps) or to select an Amtrak train and look up the actual historic arrival and departure times at all stations along the route for the train and date you select (Archive). The amount of archived information varies depending on the train and is listed under "Earliest Available Archives" for each train.
| Station Photos | Amtrak
Status Maps and Amtrak Train Status/Archives |
Radio Frequencies |
Amtrak Host Railroads
Amtrak does not own most of the track over which it operates. The link to the "Amtrak Host Railroads" compilation below will connect you to a general overview of the Amtrak Routes and identify the Railroad Companies that own the trackage on which Amtrak operates.
| Amtrak Host Railroads |
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