Amtrak’s new Acela trains, called NextGen, are four years late arriving for passengers on the Boston-New York-Washington route, but still most Amtrak passengers on the Northeast Corridor (NEC) will ...

Five new Amtrak trains will begin rolling out between Washington, DC, New York and Boston at top speeds of 160 mph starting Thursday. The inaugural NextGen Acela ride is taking off from Washington’s ...

In September I had the opportunity to travel on Amtrak’s new, NextGen Acela trainsets. Here’s the good news, these trains are a major upgrade over the first generation Acela in terms of comfort, ride, ...

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 ...

Amtrak's "NextGen Acela" trains are scheduled to debut from Boston to Washington, D.C. on Aug. 28, including Wilmington. The corporation is starting NextGen service with five trains with plans for a ...

The fastest train in the United States has never had the country’s fastest Wi-Fi or anything close to it, but the free 5G-based connectivity onboard Amtrak’s NextGen Acela trains now traveling the ...

The NextGen Acela train is engineered to reach speeds of up to 160mph. Credit: Alstom SA. Amtrak has launched its NextGen Acela service, marking a major update to the Acela service since its initial ...

Amtrak is preparing to debut upgraded Acela trains along the Northeast Corridor in late August. The NextGen Acela fleet will boast new amenities and a smoother, faster ride, reaching top speeds of 160 ...

Amtrak's new Acela trains will begin service on Aug. 28. The rollout of all 28 new trains is expected to be completed by the end of 2027. The new trains offer 27% more seats and higher speeds than ...

Amtrak on Aug. 19 announced that it has awarded design-build contracts and begun pre-construction activities for three rail yard modernization projects on the Northeast Corridor (NEC) that the company ...