WILMINGTON, Del. - When Amtrak launched the high-speed Acela Express train in 2000, the big selling point was a faster ride for time-pressed passengers looking to zip from city to city along the East ...

New Yorkers joined Amtrak employees to welcome the arrival of the railroad’s first official passenger run of its second-generation high-speed train at the Moynihan Train Hall at Penn Station Thursday.

WASHINGTON -- Amtrak's high-speed Acela Express is returning to service sooner than planned, with nine trains set to run on Monday, the railroad said. The trains, which can reach speeds of 150 mph, ...

(THE CONVERSATION) When former President Joe Biden unveiled his US$1.9 trillion infrastructure plan in 2021, he found the perfect place to go public: Philadelphia’s 30th Street Station rail yard. Over ...

Amtrak launched a new high-speed Acela train in August 2025. I rode business class on the old Acela in 2022 and again in 2025 on the new train. The NextGen Acela featured a sleek new design, more ...

As Georgetown students begin to embark on trips along the Northeast Corridor for spring break, those opting to travel on Amtrak’s Acela Express have a new user-friendly feature at their disposal: ...

Pamela A. Benoit stood on the station platform in Wilmington, Del., a little after 9 Monday morning after stepping off Amtrak's high-speed Acela Express train. She and her fellow passengers, traveling ...