The new Acela NextGen debuted in August, running between Washington, D.C., and Boston with stops in Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York and more. With a top speed of 160 mph, the train is slightly ...

Here's how this country is poised to set a new global benchmark for high-speed rail travel and how its impressive stats ...

A new high-speed Amtrak train has officially made its first tracks along the Northeast Corridor. The NextGen Acela had its inaugural ride from Washington, D.C., to New York City's Penn Station on ...

Amtrak is debuting its NextGen Acela trains on Thursday, the company's next step in its goal of achieving high-speed rail. The new trains will slowly replace the current Acela equipment, increasing ...

Emmy Award-winning journalist Kris Van Cleave is the senior transportation correspondent for CBS News based in Phoenix, Arizona, where he also serves as a national correspondent reporting for all CBS ...

California’s 2026 rail plan prioritizes the Central Valley line, starting service sooner and funding expansion via new ...

California’s long-delayed high-speed rail released a new budget plan, touting a few billion in savings but failing to emphasize costs that have significantly exceeded projections since its inception.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. >> More than a month after the Trump administration moved to rescind $4 billion in expected funding, the future of California’s high-speed rail project remains uncertain. The money ...

California set out to prove that the United States could build world class bullet trains, then spent well over ten billion dollars without putting a single paying passenger on board. The California ...