Amtrak

Amtrak on Wednesday announced that it has redesigned its iOS and Android apps to provide more convenient access to train status, tickets, and more. Amtrak, the national passenger rail company in the U.S., operates more than 30 train routes throughout the country and into Canada. Here is what is new in the app, according to Amtrak:A passenger can now view their train's status and schedule...

Amtrak customers who purchase trips with the Amtrak app or the Amtrak website can now pay for those fares using Apple Pay, Amtrak announced today. Following the implementation of new mobile payment methods, ‌Apple Pay‌, Google Pay, and PayPal are all are available as payment options in addition to credit cards, gift cards, and vouchers. When checking out after choosing a route, ‌Apple Pay‌...

Apple has recently updated Apple Maps to include Amtrak's full system of train routes across the United States and in select Canadian cities. Building upon support for northeast routes, Apple Maps now supports Amtrak routes in the Midwest, Northwest, South, and West regions of the U.S., and in the Canadian cities of Montréal and Vancouver. Amtrak routing is available mainly in areas where...

As part of its efforts to add transit directions in iOS 9, Apple has recently updated Apple Maps to include multiple Amtrak routes in the Northeastern United States. Available mainly in the cities where transit directions have been implemented, the longest Amtrak route available runs from Chicago to New York. Supported routes include the Northeast Regional, Acela Express, Keystone, Lake Shore...