Amtrak has been promising that an upgrade to its signature Acela high speed service along the Northeast Corridor was on the horizon. It finally is, set to debut at the end of the month. ByLaurie ...

The new Acela class train at Amtrak 30th Street Station in Philadelphia, PA, Monday, May 23, 2022. Amtrak officials said the new trains should be operational in the fall of 2023. Michelle Tortolani, ...

Amtrak NextGen Acela is the train line's new fleet serving express stops in the Northeast corridor.Joey Hadden/Business Insider Amtrak launched its new Acela fleet in August. At 160 miles per hour, it ...

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 ...

Emmy Award-winning journalist Kris Van Cleave is the senior transportation correspondent for CBS News based in Phoenix, Arizona, where he also serves as a national correspondent reporting for all CBS ...

Amtrak’s new high-speed trains will hit the rails later this month. The much-anticipated NextGen Acela, America’s only high-speed rail service, launches Aug. 28 after years of delays. Passengers will ...

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 began operating its new high-speed train fleet on Thursday along the Northeast Corridor linking Washington, New York and Boston, a $2.35 billion project that was delayed for years. The trains ...

Work is taking place in the Hudson River for the Livingston Avenue Bridge replacement, as seen on Aug. 27 in Albany. The $635 million project to replace the railroad bridge spanning the Hudson River ...

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 ...

A quarter century after the Acela began whisking passengers between Washington, D.C.; New York; and Boston, the Acela’s slightly faster replacement finally began service at the end of August. But the ...

It's not exactly a bullet train. 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 ...