Amtrak has introduced new next-generation train sets on the busy Northeast Corridor, offering higher speeds and improved ...

Amtrak launched its new NextGen Acela trains in August 2025, and I finally had the chance to try these new trains on a ...

Nine years after Amtrak inked a $2.45 billion contract with Alstom, builder of France’s TGV, to build 28 trainsets in the U.S ...

Here's what I learned about everything from how the seating arrangements work to food options. I traveled in first class on the Amtrak Acela train from New York City to Baltimore. I learned a few ...

Some of Amtrak’s fleet of next-generation Acela and Airo trains will likely sit idle in 2026 as the national railroad company ...

The author rode business class in an Amtrak Acela from Baltimore to New York City.Joey Hadden/Insider I recently booked a business-class ticket on an Amtrak Acela train from Baltimore to New York City ...

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.Get Photo The new ...

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, ...

Most passengers aboard the Acela 2265 don’t spend much time gazing out the window. They are either on their phones or ...

A speedy new Amtrak Acela train was seen speeding along the Northeast Corridor line in New Jersey this week. Is that a sign the replacements for the 20-plus-year-old Acela fleet is coming soon? Sort ...

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 ...

The future of high-speed rail on Amtrak's Northeast Corridor seems to be getting back on track. The original generation of Acela trains was set to be replaced last spring after 20 years of use. After ...