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 ...

When former President Joe Biden unveiled his $1.9 trillion infrastructure plan, he found the perfect place to go ...

NextGen is faster than the original Acela but will not set any world speed records. Its top velocity of 160 mph falls short ...

Amtrak Pacific Surfliner has suspended service north of the Goleta station since August 1, due to reconstruction work on the 127-year-old La Cañada Honda bridge. During the disruption, LOSSAN Rail ...

The railroad once represented the American dream of expansion—and exploitation. But is train travel becoming a thing of the past?

The French-designed, American-manufactured NextGen arrives years late and in a moment when federally sponsored trains are ...

Flooded basements, trash, pests — residents of Midtown-Edmondson say that construction for Amtrak’s Frederick Douglass Tunnel ...

A new era of high-speed rail is coming to cities throughout the Northeast with the debut of Amtrak’s NextGen Acela trains.

Protections for long-distance train routes, like the Southwest Chief, are chugging through U.S. Congress. The Southwest Chief ...

With Congress on its August break, there are a number of important things not getting done. A couple of recent accidents in West ...

After a prolonged series of delays and missed deadlines, Amtrak has officially set a start date for its fleet of ...