Bigger, faster Acela trains on Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor between D.C., Philadelphia, New York, and Boston will make their debut on August 28.

Amtrak's new "NextGen Acela" trains will soon be zooming up and down Connecticut's coastline. The railroad company announced on Thursday that five of its new high-speed rail trains will launch on Aug.

The first five of Amtrak’s long-awaited, Alstom-built higher-speed trainset, the “NextGen Acela” (but also called “Acela II,” “America’s high-speed train,” and “Avelia Liberty” by the builder), are se