Last month, Amtrak announced the purchase of 28 new high-speed trains from the French manufacturer Alstom. The model is called the Avelia Liberty, and it will run the Acela routes (from Washington, ...

The future of high-speed rail on Amtrak's Northeast Corridor seems to be getting back on track. The original generation of Acela trains was set to be replaced last spring after 20 years of use. After ...

Amtrak's Acela turned 20 years old in December 2020 and its next era is rapidly approaching. New trains from Alstom, track and station improvements, and non-stop services are set to improve the line, ...

The first replacement trainset for Amtrak’s high-speed service is just a shell of itself – and that’s good news. Alstom and Merrill Technologies Group this week celebrated the completion of the first ...

I am writing this open letter to you because of the need to share with you and others the concerns of many working class citizens that you fight so hard for on many issues. Amtrak is planning to deny ...

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 ...

Amtrak has signed a set of contracts totaling $1.8 billion with manufacturing company Alstom for the design and building process of 28 new high-speed trains. The Avelia Liberty trains, which are ...

Amtrak's next-generation Acela trains, which were originally scheduled to enter service two years ago, took a test run through Massachusetts and the Northeast Corridor on Tuesday afternoon.The "Avelia ...

No surprise, thanks to Sen. Chuck Schumer’s (D-N.Y.) very public visit to Alstom’s Hornell, N.Y. manufacturing plant on Sept. 21, 2015: Amtrak, as expected, has contracted with Alstom to supply 28 ...

Rolling stock manufacturer Alstom has unveiled the livery of its next-generation high-speed Avelia Liberty trains, which are set to operate on Amtrak's Northeast Corridor (NEC) in the US. The new ...

Amtrak riders who don't mind the speedy Acela Express service's higher fares will soon enjoy a little more luxury during their travels. The Northeast Corridor service has shared photos of the interior ...