Amtrak’s new Acela trains, called NextGen, are four years late arriving for passengers on the Boston-New York-Washington route, but still most Amtrak passengers on the Northeast Corridor (NEC) will ...

A quarter century after the Acela began whisking passengers between Washington, D.C.; New York; and Boston, the Acela’s slightly faster replacement finally began service at the end of August. But the ...

All of Amtrak's new Acela trains produced so far have manufacturing defects. This could cause increased costs and delays, an Inspector General's report says. The $2.1 billion project is already more ...

U.S. passenger railroad Amtrak‘s next-generation high-speed Acela train cars were delayed by more than four years due to planning, design and track issues, and a desire for higher speeds that have not ...

Amtrak’s NextGen Acela high-speed trains are now racing passengers between Boston, New York and Washington, D.C., hitting top speeds of 160 miles per hour. Leo Friedman and his mother, Phyllis, ...

On Aug. 28, Amtrak debuted its first batch of long-awaited NextGen Acela trains in the Northeast Corridor. It was a momentous occasion for the passenger railway company; the NextGen trains are the ...

Amtrak rolled out its new high-speed train in the Northeast Corridor, calling it the first in the country. But recently customers have been telling the I-Team that the service has not been as ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Amtrak launched a new high-speed Acela train in August 2025. I rode business class on the old Acela in 2022 and again in 2025 on ...

Emmy Award-winning journalist Kris Van Cleave is the senior transportation correspondent for CBS News based in Phoenix, Arizona, where he also serves as a national correspondent reporting for all CBS ...

Amtrak launched a new high-speed Acela train in August 2025. I rode business class on the old Acela in 2022 and again in 2025 on the new train. The NextGen Acela featured a sleek new design, more ...