Earlier this year, if you happened to be standing at a train station in New Jersey at a certain time of night, you might have seen a sleek new high-speed Acela zip by. The trains, which did 900 test ...

Amtrak passengers will finally get to ride the new $2.4 billion Acela trains capable of hitting 180 mph this spring on the Northeast Corridor in New Jersey if they pass final tests. “Our NextGen Acela ...

When America's first railroad, the Baltimore & Ohio line, opened in 1830, it was the first thread in a web that would span a continent. What began as a modest 14 miles of track between Baltimore and ...

Photo Credit: Amtrak's second-generation Acela trains are three years late and not expected to enter service until late 2024. Amtrak With billions of dollars to expand passenger rail included in ...

Can America’s FASTEST Train Beat Flying? This video explores the competition between Amtrak's Next Gen Acela and an airplane on the route from NYC to DC. The Acela, capable of reaching speeds up to ...

Gift Article 10 Remaining As a subscriber, you have 10 articles to gift each month. Gifting allows recipients to access the article for free. Amtrak ridership on regional routes to and from Chicago is ...

Amtrak plans to test high-speed travel this week, running trains along the Northeast Corridor at 165 mph as the precursor of higher speed service. The tests start Monday and will occur in Maryland on ...

Amtrak is gaining in popularity among commuters who ride between Portland, Oregon City and Salem. Last year, The Oregonian reports (http://bit.ly/ysEUQt), daily ...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Amtrak's summer of discontent continued Tuesday, when the railroad suspended most of its high-speed Acela Express service so it could inspect the trains for cracks in shock absorbers ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Amtrak is seeking expedited approval to equip the Philadelphia site of last week’s high-speed derailment with an automated braking system that could have prevented the fatal ...