America’s first-ever high-speed train looks the part – but it still has a long way to go

We were not far out of Philadelphia when it properly dawned on me that I was experiencing something that until very recently ...
Orlando Sentinel

My first Brightline train ride: A fast and easy way to travel

My love of riding trains dates back as early as high school, with fond memories of my first Amtrak ride, where I gazed at mountainous scenery on a trip from Washington to Montana. During a college ...
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How fast will Amtrak's new NextGen Acela 160 mph train really go in Connecticut?

When Amtrak announced earlier this month that its new NextGen Acela train would debut with stops on the New Haven Line, officials said the train is capable of speeds as fast as 160 mph. “NextGen Acela ...
Wall Street Journal

Amtrak’s New Acela Trains Are Here. They’re Moving Slower Than the Old Ones.

Amtrak is launching a new high-speed Acela train, but there is one wrinkle: It isn’t actually faster, yet. Five next-generation Acela trains begin service Thursday as part of a $2.45 billion project ...
Yahoo

A year after Helene, CSX trains are moving through the NC mountains again

CSX, one of two long-distance freight railroads that serve Western North Carolina, is once again moving trains through the mountains into Tennessee a year after Hurricane Helene damaged or destroyed ...