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Amtrak is turning heads with its bold new approach to first class dining on the Acela

As competition between air travel and train travel heightens, Amtrak is hoping premium hospitality will make for an elevated ...
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First look inside Amtrak’s new Acela, featuring modern seating, faster Wi-Fi

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Amtrak's new Acela trains are entering passenger service on Aug. 28, and I had a chance to join a preview for journalists ahead of ...
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I rode Amtrak's new Acela train, the fastest in the US. The 6 most surprising parts had nothing to do with speed.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Amtrak NextGen Acela is the train line's new fleet serving express stops in the Northeast corridor.Joey Hadden/Business Insider ...
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Amtrak's flagship Acela trains get a long-awaited upgrade

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 ...
Crain's New York

Amtrak launches new Acela trains for faster commutes

Step onto an Amtrak train and you’re likely to enter a compact car with the stale odor that comes with thousands of riders passing through a decades-old train. That’s not the case for the spacious new ...
New York Post

Amtrak unveils NextGen Acela — ‘premium ride’ trains that can travel at 160 mph

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 ...

Amtrak and SEPTA trains to reduce speeds due to heatwave, officials say

Amtrak and SEPTA officials are warning passengers that trains may reduce speeds during the daytime hours this week due to the ...
CBS News

New Amtrak Acela trains debut between Boston, D.C. Will be faster, more reliable Transportation Secretary says.

Victoria D. is a digital producer for CBS Boston. Before joining CBS Boston in 2023, Victoria had already worked in journalism in both New York and Boston for more than 10 years. Julie Hanson is ...
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I rode Amtrak's new Acela train, the fastest in the US. The 6 most surprising parts had nothing to do with speed.

Amtrak NextGen Acela is the train line's new fleet serving express stops in the Northeast corridor.Joey Hadden/Business Insider I had no business in Washington, DC, when I traveled there on a rainy ...