NextGen is faster than the original Acela but will not set any world speed records. Its top velocity of 160 mph falls short ...

Amtrak is gearing up to launch its new NextGen Acela fleet, which promises to revolutionize train travel on the Northeast ...

Pennsylvania's GOP-controlled state Senate approved a budget that Democrats oppose. The plan heads to the state House, ...

From the schedule and station locations to menu items and amenities, here's everything you should know about the Mardi Gras ...

Announced last summer, the Mardi Gras service restores passenger trains to a part of the Gulf Coast, including the ...

Explore the history and impact of Amtrak GE locomotives in U.S. rail travel through three General Electric locomotives.

Amtrak’s NextGen Acela, the nation’s latest high-speed rail service, will begin carrying passengers between Boston and Washington, DC.

When former President Joe Biden unveiled his US$1.9 trillion infrastructure plan in 2021, he found the perfect place to go ...

As Amtrak slowly but surely makes progress on overhauling its high-speed and regional trainsets with NextGen Acela and Airo, ...

New high-speed trains will make stops in Connecticut. Amtrak will begin rolling out the new fleet of NextGen Acela trains on ...

Of the more than 500 stations Amtrak serves across its 21,000-mile network, most are pretty straightforward. Some serve as originating/terminating points for the carrier’s trains, while others are ...

The railroad once represented the American dream of expansion—and exploitation. But is train travel becoming a thing of the past?