After a prolonged series of delays and missed deadlines, Amtrak has officially set a start date for its fleet of next-generation Acela trainsets, known as Avelia Liberty trains. These new trains will ...

The model is called the Avelia Liberty, and it will run the Acela routes (from Washington, D.C., to New York to Boston) starting in 2021, with room for 35 percent more passengers than today’s ...

Avelia Liberty look revealed Amtrak’s Avelia Liberty, the Alstom-built integrated high-speed trainset that will replace the equipment currently used to provide Amtrak’s premium Acela Express service ...

As a lifelong West coaster, if there’s one thing I’ve always been a little envious of on the East coast, it’s the high-ish speed Acela trains. They’re rad and hit speeds of up to 150 mph ...

I rode Acela for the first time last month and it was enough to make me look forward to what's to come. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.

The 28 Avelia Liberty high-speed trains, from the French manufacturer Alstom, are now slated to enter service in fall 2023, 2½ years behind schedule. The new train cars, modeled after trains that ...

The first of 28 new Acela Express high-speed trainsets that Alstom is building for Amtrak in Hornell, N.Y., departed for the Federal Railroad Administration facility in Pueblo, Colo., for high-speed ...

Nevertheless, Acela's 20-year-run wasn't bad for America's first go at high-speed rail in the 21th century. Here's why I'm looking forward to the future of Acela after just one ride.

Each seat in the new Acela train sets will provid high-end comfort with in-seat lighting and personal electrical outlets. ALSTOM SA 2018. Design & Styling / AVELIA Liberty ™ This service dubbed ...

Amtrak has announced the launch date for Acela Avelia service as Thursday, August 28th. More details to come on exactly which trips will be serviced by the new trainsets… pic.twitter.com ...