Rail passengers in the nation's Northeast Corridor can travel aboard Amtrak's NextGen Acela high-speed rail service that ...

Amtrak ridership on Chicago’s regional routes is climbing faster than other U.S. corridors, boosted by new service to Minneapolis-St. Paul.

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 ...

Amtrak’s new Mardi Gras Service is back up and running between Mobile, Alabama, and New Orleans for the first time since Hurricane Katrina. The service offers additional stops in Pascagoula, Biloxi ...

The next-generation trains, part of a $2.45 billion upgrade, can reach 160 miles an hour but are limited by the railroad’s aging infrastructure.

The new Acela trains were built in the U.S. at Alstom's Hornell, New York facility and include components from 180 suppliers in 29 states.

The U.S. Dept. of Transportation plans to begin construction on a project to overhaul New York City’s Pennsylvania Station in 2027, DOT officials announced Aug. 27.

East Coast travel may get a little quicker. Amtrak debuted a faster new train called "NextGen Acela" Thursday that will be able to hit a top speed of 160mph. Amtrak's original high-speed Acela trains ...

The NextGen Acela trains, as Amtrak calls them, are faster and lighter than the current fleet. They're scheduled to start ...

Margaret Clark, Amtrak’s manager of government affairs, noted that in addition to Providence, the trains will also stop in ...

The DOT will have an open design competition starting this October through May of 2026 which will determine the final design ...