Amtrak’s “Next Generation” Debuts Soon: As noted here many times, the sleek new Acela train sets for Amtrak—sets assembled in Hornell, NY at the Alstom facility there—will rollout in the next 48 hours. These are three of the sets after being pulled out of Hornell over the last two autumn seasons. 28 sets in total are being assembled by Alstom—many have been completed and are on the verge of being integrated onto Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor that runs between Boston and Washington, D.C.. Wednesday

Amtrak is celebrating the launch of its NextGen Acela with its first day of revenue service at Washington's Union Station on Thursday. MORE: https://bit.ly/3JCHjlG | 7News DC

Big changes for train travel here in CT 🔽 #Amtrak is launching its NextGen Acela, high-speed trains that feature more amenities, more space and an enhanced on-board dining experience. #train #cttrains #travel #travelers #commute #wfsb #news #launch Matt McFarland | WFSB - Channel 3 Eyewitness News