The O scale Amtrak NextGen Acela (Acela II) from Sunset Models will be offered in two- and three-rail versions.

The new trains represent Amtrak's largest fleet modernization in decades, aimed at replacing equipment that dates as far back ...

Five new Amtrak trains will begin rolling out between Washington, DC, New York and Boston at top speeds of 160 mph starting Thursday. The inaugural NextGen Acela ride is taking off from Washington’s ...

Bigger, faster Acela trains on Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor between D.C., Philadelphia, New York and Boston will make their debut on Aug. 28. Upgrading the Acela fleet dates back to at least 2018, when ...

The new Acela class train at Amtrak 30th Street Station in Philadelphia, PA, Monday, May 23, 2022. Amtrak officials said the new trains should be operational in the fall of 2023. Michelle Tortolani, ...

NEW YORK — The fastest trains in Amtrak's fleet are getting even faster. The first of those NextGen Acela trains, as Amtrak calls them, are scheduled to start running on the Northeast Corridor between ...

The fastest train in the United States has never had the country’s fastest Wi-Fi or anything close to it, but the free 5G-based connectivity onboard Amtrak’s NextGen Acela trains now traveling the ...

The Department of Transportation announced new high-speed Acela trains during a Wednesday news conference, which included details about how the agency is "reclaiming management" of Union Station in ...

Amtrak is preparing to roll out its brand new fleet of fast-speed trains known as the NextGen Acela. The company plans to begin with five new trains and expects to have 28 new trains by 2027. Stream ...

New Yorkers joined Amtrak employees to welcome the arrival of the railroad’s first official passenger run of its second-generation high-speed train at the Moynihan Train Hall at Penn Station Thursday.

Customers have been telling the I-Team that the service has not been as advertised with delays and equipment problems.