Train status: Delayed. Amtrak's new Acela fleet not ready for service just yet. ... The current Acela fleet began entering service in 2000 and was initially set to retire in 2021.

Amtrak began its journey more than 50 years ago, when its first train departed from New York on May 1, 1971. While the golden age of trains rapidly gave way to the rise of air travel, Amtrak has ...

Amtrak's new Acela, which is America's fastest train, is undergoing speed testing at a sprawling 30,000-acre facility outside Pueblo, Colorado. The rollout of the train continues despite furloughs ...

An Amtrak train is pictured in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Mark Makela/Getty Images — -- With an estimated 750,000-plus passengers set to travel on its rails this week, Amtrak is preparing ...

A new modern Amtrak fleet of 28 high-speed trains will enter service this spring on the popular Acela line from Boston to Washington, D.C. after nearly a decade of planning and design delays. The ...

Ushering in this renaissance is a new train type called Amtrak Airo, set to debut in 2026 and mark what the company describes as “a new era of rail”. Designed and built in California, these trains ...