The United States' fastest passenger train is finally ready to roll. On August 28, 2025, Amtrak will launch the long-awaited ...

A new era of high-speed rail is coming to cities throughout the Northeast with the debut of Amtrak’s NextGen Acela trains.

The railroad once represented the American dream of expansion—and exploitation. But is train travel becoming a thing of the past?

The first five of Amtrak’s long-awaited, Alstom-built higher-speed trainset, the “NextGen Acela” (but also called “Acela II,” ...