Currently, Amtrak's fastest train is the Acela, which is capable of reaching speeds of up to 150 miles per hour on the Northeast Corridor line. At the moment, the train is the fastest in all the ...

It was 29 years ago on Thursday that Amtrak began laying the groundwork for high-speed train service in the Northeast.The ...

The train reaches a top speed of 150 miles per hour, but it's still slower than bullet trains in Europe and Japan. Acela tickets aren't cheap, and Amtrak faces a major challenge in persuading ...

The current Acela fleet began entering service in 2000 and was initially set to retire in 2021. Now the first generation high speed trains likely won’t be fully retired until 2024 at the earliest.

A new model of Acela train being tested by Amtrak. The model is scheduled to run on the Northeast Corridor next year in spring. Amtrak. Now, Amtrak has indicated that the 28-strong fleet of new ...

Amtrak has delayed the rollout of its upcoming high-speed Acela trains to 2024. The new trains will have more seats, speed, and comfort. See inside the upcoming train cars with a modernized cafe ...

The 28 Avelia Liberty high-speed trains, which will replace Amtrak’s existing Acela fleet, are part of a $2.5 billion investment supporting upgrades to passenger service through the nation’s ...

Amtrak's new next-generation Acela high-speed train visits Mass. As of July, Alstom had produced 12 of 28 serial trainsets and 22 of 28 cafe cars, but the OIG found that all have defects.

The Acela high-speed train was traveling from Boston to Richmond, Va. when the incident occurred on Thursday around 6:10 p.m. near Bristol Station, located between Philadelphia and Trenton, N.J.

Amtrak's next-generation Acela trains, which were originally scheduled to enter service two years ago, took a test run through Massachusetts and the Northeast Corridor on Tuesday afternoon.The ...

Brightline's planned Las Vegas to Los Angeles railway could be the first true high-speed train in the U.S., running at speeds over 185 mph. Six decades after Japan debuted its shinkansen bullet ...

And the Acela, Amtrak’s flagship passenger train line, which runs from Washington, D.C. to Boston, is technically high-speed. For a portion of its route, it cruises at 150 miles per hour.