The countdown is on for a major railroad revival. On Aug. 28, Amtrak will launch its brand-new NextGen Acela trains, debuting the company's newest generation of high-speed cars. The rail company will ...

Earlier this year, if you happened to be standing at a train station in New Jersey at a certain time of night, you might have seen a sleek new high-speed Acela zip by. The trains, which did 900 test ...

U.S. passenger railroad Amtrak's next-generation high-speed Acela train cars were delayed by more than four years due to planning, design and track issues, and a desire for higher speeds that have not ...

Amtrak’s NextGen Acela high-speed trains are now racing passengers between Boston, New York and Washington, D.C., hitting top speeds of 160 miles per hour. Leo Friedman and his mother, Phyllis, ...

Aug. 27 (UPI) --Rail passengers in the nation's Northeast Corridor can travel aboard Amtrak's NextGen Acela high-speed rail service that launched on Wednesday morning. The new rail service began ...

Amtrak will begin deploying its new fleet of high-speed trains later this month, connecting major cities in the Northeast Corridor. The trains, known as Amtrak’s NextGen Acela, will run between ...

The new trains can reach up to 160 miles per hour and have 27 percent greater seating capacity, in comparison to existing Amtrak rolling stock. (Courtesy Amtrak) Through 2027, Amtrak will gradually ...

I booked a business-class ticket on an Amtrak Acela train from Baltimore to New York City in 2022. For $120, I sat in a business-class window seat with a tray table, footrest, and a café car nearby. A ...

A new high-speed Amtrak train has officially made its first tracks along the Northeast Corridor. The NextGen Acela had its inaugural ride from Washington, D.C., to New York City's Penn Station on ...

An ambitious plan to start high-speed train service from New York to Los Angeles via the Lehigh Valley in time for America’s 250th birthday and the 2026 FIFA World Cup has been rejected by Amtrak.

BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) - Amtrak appears to be gaining momentum as it moves forward with plans to develop a high-speed rail line between Dallas and Houston, launching a procurement process to select a ...