The MBTA has debuted a newly refurbished train car as part of a project that honors the history of the Commuter Rail in New England.

Advocates consider passenger rail service an underappreciated alternative to cramped airliners and congested highways.

En route to Chicago Union Station, passengers ride along an Amtrak system forged by the Rail Passenger Service Act of 1970, which sought to revitalize American train travel. In approving the law, ...