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 ...

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 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.

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, high-speed Acela fleet is one of the country’s largest-ever public transportation investments, but the 28 new train sets rolled off the assembly line, they have been languishing ...

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 ...

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’s New $2 Billion High-Speed Acela Fleet Slowed by Century-Old Tracks Alstom struggles to adjust as the company’s railcars run on a route shared with freight and commuter trains By Ted Mann ...

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.

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.