Acela Train News Today

The US' limited high-speed trains are still slow by international standards, but Amtrak's Acela offers the time-savings I expect of speedy rail travel.

Florida is historically very car-dependent, but a new high-speed train that bolts at up to 125 mph is making travel easier along the east coast.

Christmas came early for Sir Patrick Stewart this year, with Santa Claus fulfilling his one request for his book tour: riding trains!

A small fire at Baltimore Penn Station is disrupting some Amtrak service.

All train traffic between Baltimore and Washington is stopped Friday night due to a powerline outage, Amtrak tweeted shortly after 7 p.m.

An Amtrak Acela train that hit a man near the North Carrollton station Tuesday evening has resumed service nearly three and a half hours behind schedule. 

An Amtrak Acela train that hit a man near the North Carrollton station Tuesday evening has resumed service nearly three and a half hours behind schedule. 

A tree fell on wires in New London, halting multiple trains in Connecticut and Rhode Island for several hours Saturday night.

A tree fell on wires in New London, halting multiple trains in Connecticut and Rhode Island for several hours Saturday night.

It was a rough ride on the rails for Amtrak and New Jersey Transit riders Monday morning with some trains canceled and others greatly delayed due to a crash in...