New Amtrak Acela trains launched along the Northeast Corridor Thursday, servicing cities from Boston to Washington, D.C.

At about 9 a.m. local time on Thursday, the Rev. Wheeler Parker Jr. arrived by train in Greenwood, Mississippi. He traveled for nearly 13 hours from Chicago aboard the Amtrak City of New Orleans. This ...

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.

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 future of train travel on the Northeast Corridor is here, but just how much of an improvement is it? CNN’s Alexandra ...

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

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 70th anniversary of Emmett Till's death is being marked by family, friends and officials repeating the fateful train ride ...

Trump administration officials have pointed to Union Station as a prime example of Washington’s problem with crime and ...

The city's main transit hub will now be led by the Department of Transportation, giving the president even more control over ...

The Transportation Department is taking credit for Biden policies as it takes control of the major train hub in Washington.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced Wednesday that his department is taking management of Union Station, the main ...