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 ...

Amtrak's new Acela trains are entering passenger service on Aug. 28, and I had a chance to join a preview for journalists ahead of their first regular run. On the trip from New York to New Haven, ...

The NextGen Acela might be America's answer to Japan's famous bullet trains. "Might" being the operative word. Amtrak is betting big on high-speed rail, and on August 28, 2025, the shiny NextGen ...

When former President Joe Biden unveiled his US$1.9 trillion infrastructure plan in 2021, he found the perfect place to go public: Philadelphia's 30th Street Station rail yard. Subscribe to our ...

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, ...

Amtrak has launched the "future of high-speed rail." The mass transit provider added new NextGen Acela trains to its fleet this week that will run along the Northeast Corridor from Washington D.C. to ...

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 ...

A new era of high-speed rail is about to begin on August 28. Customers will be able to travel on Amtrak’s NexGen Acela high-speed train connecting the Northeast Corridor between Washington, D.C., New ...

Amtrak launched a new high-speed Acela train in August 2025. I rode business class on the old Acela in 2022 and again in 2025 on the new train. The NextGen Acela featured a sleek new design, more ...