Amtrak will debut its new NextGen Acela high-speed trains Aug. 28, offering faster, more comfortable service between ...

On Thursday, Aug. 28, Amtrak rolls out five of 28 NextGen Acela trains to be added to its Northeast Corridor routes by 2027, ...

The NextGen Acela fleet will boast new amenities and a smoother, faster ride, reaching top speeds of 160 mph — 10 mph faster ...

Amtrak has awarded design-build contracts and begun preconstruction activities for three rail yard modernization projects on ...

Amtrak has tapped Bethesda's Clark Construction to help oversee the construction of a 125,000-square-foot service building in ...

The new trains can reach a maximum speed of 160 miles per hour, which is 10 miles per hour faster than the current Acela trains. They are also larger, with 27% more seats per departure. Free, ...

Travel options across the Northeast Corridor could soon become much less convenient as impacts from a budget stalemate in ...

In May this year, Amtrak announced plans to eliminate 450 positions to achieve $100m in annual cost savings. "Amtrak ...

Amtrak began a systematic plan in 2022 to secure the Northeast Corridor railroad right-of-way boundaries for safety and security purposes, including a survey that started this summer of properties ...

Background The Northeast Corridor carries 750,000 rail passengers per day and is the busiest rail corridor in the country. The Northeast Corridor alone contributes over $3 trillion to the economy each ...

The Northeast Corridor runs from Boston to Washington, DC. It’s the most heavily traveled rail corridor in the US in a region representing 20% of the US gross domestic product.

UB faculty member David Alff opens a copy of his new book, “The Northeast Corridor: The Trains, the History, the People, the Region,” to a photo of the Trenton Transit Center, the corridor’s ...