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 ...

(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 ...

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, ...

Amtrak's Acela turned 20 years old in December 2020 and its next era is rapidly approaching. New trains from Alstom, track and station improvements, and non-stop services are set to improve the line, ...

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 ...

Amtrak resumed limited Acela Express runs Monday for the first time since April, when the high-speed fleet was pulled from service due to cracks in many of the trains' brake rotors. Amtrak restarted ...

Ever since it was unveiled in New York City in the winter of 1999, Amtrak’s Acela high-speed train has been a disappointment. The service connecting Washington, New York, and Boston was relentlessly ...

WASHINGTON — Amtrak will not be able to run any of its high-speed trains until the summer because of delays in getting replacement parts to correct brake problems on Acela Express cars, railroad ...