Five new Amtrak trains will begin rolling out between Washington, DC, New York and Boston at top speeds of 160 mph starting Thursday. The inaugural NextGen Acela ride is taking off from Washington’s ...
Just ahead of Labor Day 2025, Amtrak debuted its NextGen Acela trains on its Northeast Corridor route between Washington, D.C., and Boston. To snag a seat on the new trains, customers should look for ...
Vice President Joe Biden revealed on the inaugural episode of the “Late Night with Seth Meyers” show Monday night that he frequently rode in the cab of the locomotive when he was a senator traveling ...
(NewsNation) — Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy joined Amtrak President Roger Harris in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday for the launch of the company’s new high-speed NextGen Acela train. The ...
Amtrak's retired HHP8 electric locomotives - nicknamed "Hippos" during their relatively short operating life - are nearing their return to service as cab cars. The company operated ...
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 ...
Two new Siemens Charger locomotives will enter the Amtrak Cascades fleet in 2026. They will join the eight Charger locomotives delivered in 2017 that are already part of the service between Seattle, ...