Amtrak’s new Acela fleet, scheduled to enter service on the Northeast Corridor (NEC) in 2021, continues to progress with its high-speed testing at Transportation Technology Center near Pueblo, Colo., ...

Amtrak’s new, high-speed Acela fleet is one of the country’s largest-ever public-transportation investments, ringing up at $2 billion. But over the last three years, as each of the 28 new Acela train ...

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

The new Acela trains will replace the old trains on the Northeast Corridor (NEC) from 2021. Credit: Amtrak. The first train of Amtrak’s 28 new Acela trainsets will travel to the test track in Colorado ...

Amtrak’s new Acela train models are set to launch in 2024. Vacclav Shutterstock Amtrak’s new generation Acela trains are banking on the theory that quality takes time. The new models were supposed to ...

Amtrak’s new Acela trains are already years late. The new trains were supposed to enter service in 2021, and the railroad says the delay is because testing isn’t going smoothly. “We want our customers ...

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

Next week, Amtrak will begin a nine-month test of 28 new trains that it plans to use for Acela service on Northeast Corridor routes next year. The new trains will increase passenger capacity by 25% ...

High speed rail in the U.S. gets a bad rap when compared to the ultra-aerodynamic trains that zip across Europe and Asia in triple digit speeds. Maybe it’s because there’s only one true high speed ...

Amtrak’s new Acela train cars need an extra round of testing to ensure they can safely operate on the curvy and aging tracks of the Northeast Corridor, railroad officials said, confirming a year-long ...