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With spacious seating, high-speed efficiency and eco-friendly upgrades, Amtrak’s next-generation Airo trains are set to transform the passenger experience across key U.S. routes.
Amtrak on Thursday released details of its new Airo trains, which will operate on routes across the country beginning in 2026. The routes include the Amtrak Northeast Regional, Empire Service ...
New Trains Set to Revitalize Amtrak’s Offer. Amtrak in July selected Siemens Mobility to supply 73 multi-power push-pull trains for use on the NEC and on state-sponsored routes. The $3.4 billion ...
A new modern Amtrak fleet of 28 high-speed trains will enter service this spring on the popular Acela line from Boston to Washington, D.C. after nearly a decade of planning and design delays.
Amtrak is giving us a glimpse of the new trains that could be serving western Virginia in a few years. This week, the National Railroad Passenger Corporation released new images of trains ...
— -- With an estimated 750,000-plus passengers set to travel on its rails this week, Amtrak is preparing for a busy holiday season. "Thanksgiving is our busiest time of the year," Amtrak ...
Amtrak has started the process of upgrading trains on its popular overnight routes, seeking informal proposals from as many as 10 manufacturers or rail car replacements. The upgrades would include ...
The trains travel up to 79 mph through densely populated urban and suburban areas along 70 miles of track between Miami and West Palm Beach that it shares with the Florida East Coast freight line.
Ushering in this renaissance is a new train type called Amtrak Airo, set to debut in 2026 and mark what the company describes as “a new era of rail”. Designed and built in California, these trains ...