Amtrak will begin rolling out NextGen Acela trains on August 28, launching five trainsets that will operate on the Northeast Corridor between Boston and Washington, D.C. The new trains offer up to 160 ...

Amtrak passengers will finally get to ride the new $2.4 billion Acela trains capable of hitting 180 mph this spring on the Northeast Corridor in New Jersey if they pass final tests. “Our NextGen Acela ...

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.

Amtrak’s oldest new trains are arriving shortly: the NextGen Acela (finally) starts running between Washington and Boston on August 28. Ordered in 2016 for $1.8 billion, the first trains arrived from ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 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 ...

Amtrak passengers will finally get to ride the new $2.4 billion Acela trains capable of hitting 180 mph this spring on the Northeast Corridor in New Jersey if they pass final tests. “Our NextGen Acela ...

Bigger, faster Acela trains on Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor between D.C., Philadelphia, New York and Boston will make their debut on Aug. 28. Upgrading the Acela fleet dates back to at least 2018, when ...

After more than a decade of planning and years of tests, Amtrak's high-speed, next-generation Acela trains are finally set to enter service early next year. The new Acela trains should enter revenue ...

On Thursday, August 28, Amtrak’s NextGen Acela begins service along the East Coast, connecting major cities like Washington, D.C., New York City, and Boston via the Northeast Corridor. The new Acela ...

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 ...

The seats were softer, the car was brighter, and the rails felt smoother. I was able to fully appreciate Amtrak's brand-new Acela train because I'd ridden the old one. The Amtrak Acela is an express ...