Amtrak NextGen Acela is the train line's new fleet serving express stops in the Northeast corridor.Joey Hadden/Business Insider Amtrak launched its new Acela fleet in August. At 160 miles per hour, it ...

A quarter century after the Acela began whisking passengers between Washington, D.C.; New York; and Boston, the Acela’s slightly faster replacement finally began service at the end of August. But the ...

The NextGen high-speed trains feel more like those in China, Japan or France. But topping out at 160 m.p.h., they’re still relatively slow. Amtrak’s NextGen Acela train passing through New York on ...

I sampled first and business class on the Amtrak NextGen Acela. From the seats to the food and lounge access, here's how the ...

Emmy Award-winning journalist Kris Van Cleave is the senior transportation correspondent for CBS News based in Phoenix, Arizona, where he also serves as a national correspondent reporting for all CBS ...

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 has launched the "future of high-speed rail." The mass transit provider added new NextGen Acela trains to its fleet this week that will run along the Northeast Corridor from Washington D.C. to ...

TAKES US TO SOUTH STATION TO ACCEPT A VERY SPECIAL WELCOME TO CUSTOMERS TRAVELING OURSELVES. 53A MOMENTOUS DAY FOR TRAIN TRAVEL IN THE NORTHEAST. BEAUTIFUL. VERY EXCITED TO TRY IT OUT. FOR THE FIRST ...

Some of Amtrak’s fleet of next-generation Acela and Airo trains will likely sit idle in 2026 as the national railroad company ...

Amtrak's NextGen Acela trains, part of the fastest new fleet in America, pulled into Penn Station on Thursday morning. The first public trains to New York City picked up passengers just before 10 a.m.

Amtrak launched its new Acela fleet in August. At 160 miles per hour, it's the fastest US train. Known as the NextGen Acela, the train has two classes — business and first. I recently traveled in both ...