Reporter shares eye-opening video from newly unveiled US high-speed train: 'Incredibly nice'

The arrival of Amtrak's new fleet is a step in the right direction, signaling investment in cleaner and faster public ...

Amtrak’s new Acela trains can’t keep up with high-speed rail

The fastest train in America rides on one of the country’s oldest railroad tracks. A quarter century after the Acela began ...
NBC Bay Area

Amtrak launches faster ‘NextGen Acela' service along Northeast Corridor

Amtrak has launched the "future of high-speed rail." The mass transit provider added new NextGen Acela trains to its fleet this week that will run along the Northeast Corridor from Washington D.C. to ...
Houston Chronicle

The new NextGen Acela trains promise faster travel and more seats – but arrive as US rail faces an uncertain future

(THE CONVERSATION) When former President Joe Biden unveiled his US$1.9 trillion infrastructure plan in 2021, he found the perfect place to go public: Philadelphia’s 30th Street Station rail yard. Over ...
Yahoo

First look inside Amtrak’s new Acela, featuring modern seating, faster Wi-Fi

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, ...
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I Tested the Wi-Fi on Amtrak's NextGen Acela. Bad News: You No Longer Have an Excuse to Skip Work

On several rides between New York and DC, the Wi-Fi on Amtrak's newest trains handled simultaneous YouTube, Netflix, and ...