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 Acela trains are entering passenger service on Aug. 28, and I had a chance to join a preview for journalists ahead of their first regular run. On the trip from New York to New Haven, ...

Amtrak’s NextGen Acela high-speed trains are now racing passengers between Boston, New York and Washington, D.C., hitting top speeds of 160 miles per hour. Leo Friedman and his mother, Phyllis, ...

The new Acela NextGen debuted in August, running between Washington, D.C., and Boston with stops in Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York and more. With a top speed of 160 mph, the train is slightly ...

Amtrak will begin deploying its new fleet of high-speed trains later this month, connecting major cities in the Northeast Corridor. The trains, known as Amtrak’s NextGen Acela, will run between ...

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

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 ...

Amtrak launched a new high-speed Acela train in August 2025. I rode business class on the old Acela in 2022 and again in 2025 on the new train. The NextGen Acela featured a sleek new design, more ...

Amtrak is set to begin operation of a new fleet of high-speed rail cars on Thursday, with the Train No. 2153, the first of a new generation of Acela trains, leaving Boston’s South Station for ...

NEW HAVEN, CT (WFSB) - Big changes hit the rails in Connecticut on Thursday when Amtrak officially launched its next generation of high-speed Acela trains. The new trains rolled into Union Station in ...