The Northeast Regional stops in dozens of towns from Boston to Washington, then splits toward Richmond, Newport News, Norfolk and Roanoke. Every stop, plus kids fares that work daily.

Kids ride half off, babies ride free, and the best seat is a four-seat table. How to get one, plus Amtrak’s family rules and ways to keep kids happy on the train.

Taking the Pacific Surfliner with kids? Which side faces the ocean, where families sit, a 13-minute beach hop for a nervous toddler and how kids ride for half price.

The Amtrak Pacific Surfliner is running again as of Monday, Oct 12. What Tropical Storm Rachel did to the coast, why the San Clemente tracks keep closing, and what El Niño could mean.