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 ...

The new Acela NextGen debuted in August, running between Washington, D.C., and Boston with stops in Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York and more. With a top speed of 160 mph, the train is slightly ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

High-speed rail development was adopted in the United States as early as 1969, yet it has not spread evenly across the ...

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 ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON (AP) – The two biggest players in the nation’s pursuit of high-speed rail said Thursday they’ll work together to search for trains that will operate at up to 220 miles per hour along both ...