I rode in business and first class on Amtrak's NextGen Acela, the fastest train in the US. Here's how they compared.

I sampled first and business class on the Amtrak NextGen Acela. From the seats to the food and lounge access, here's how the ...
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I rode Amtrak's new Acela train, the fastest in the US. The 6 most surprising parts had nothing to do with speed.

Amtrak NextGen Acela is the train line's new fleet serving express stops in the Northeast corridor.Joey Hadden/Business Insider Amtrak launched its new Acela fleet in August. At 160 miles per hour, it ...
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The Fastest Train You Can Ride In America Is This New Iconic 160 MPH Amtrak Train

The vast majority of train trips in America are pretty leisurely and slow. Most of the time, train travel is a romantic way to get around, but it’s not necessarily a fast one. That is, unless you live ...
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Amtrak’s new Acela trains can’t keep up with high-speed rail

A quarter century after the Acela began whisking passengers between Washington, D.C.; New York; and Boston, the Acela’s slightly faster replacement finally began service at the end of August. But the ...
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Amtrak's flagship Acela trains get a long-awaited upgrade

NEW YORK — The fastest trains in Amtrak's fleet are getting even faster. The first of those NextGen Acela trains, as Amtrak calls them, are scheduled to start running on the Northeast Corridor between ...
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Amtrak’s High-Speed NextGen Acela Ready To Roll

As a frequent rider on Amtrak’s Acela, which connects the Northeast Corridor between Washington, D.C., New York City, and Boston, I’m happy to announce that high-speed rail travel between Boston and ...
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Amtrak’s New Trains Are Not Fast—Yet.

In September I had the opportunity to travel on Amtrak’s new, NextGen Acela trainsets. Here’s the good news, these trains are a major upgrade over the first generation Acela in terms of comfort, ride, ...
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America’s fastest train rolls into a foggy future for passenger rail

Amtrak’s brand new Acela trains enter service under a Trump administration that’s more selective in supporting transit projects It was sunny and temperate as Amtrak’s inaugural Acela Avelia Liberty ...
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Why the US still doesn’t have true high-speed rail

The United States likes to imagine itself as a nation of cutting-edge infrastructure, yet it still lacks the kind of true ...
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First look inside Amtrak’s new Acela, featuring modern seating, faster Wi-Fi

Amtrak's new Acela trains are entering passenger service on Aug. 28, and I had a chance to join a preview for journalists ahead of their first regular run. On the trip from New York to New Haven, ...
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As Amtrak unveils new Acela trains, high-speed rail eludes Albany

Work is taking place in the Hudson River for the Livingston Avenue Bridge replacement, as seen on Aug. 27 in Albany. The $635 million project to replace the railroad bridge spanning the Hudson River ...
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I rode Amtrak's new Acela train, the fastest in the US. The 6 most surprising parts had nothing to do with speed.

Amtrak launched its new Acela fleet in August. At 160 miles per hour, it's the fastest US train. Known as the NextGen Acela, the train has two classes — business and first. I recently traveled in both ...