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 ...

Brand-new Amtrak trains are set to make their debut in 2026, though unfortunately not in time for the Fifa World Cup. Later ...

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 ...

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 ...

I rode in first class on the Amtrak NextGen Acela, the fastest US train with perks like a complimentary meal, lounge access, ...

East Coast travel may get a little quicker. Amtrak debuted a faster new train Thursday called "NextGen Acela" that will be able to hit a top speed of 160 mph. Amtrak's original high-speed Acela trains ...

Amtrak is preparing to roll out its brand new fleet of fast-speed trains known as the NextGen Acela. The company plans to begin with five new trains and expects to have 28 new trains by 2027. Stream ...

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 ...

Amtrak rolled out its new high-speed train in the Northeast Corridor, calling it the first in the country. But recently customers have been telling the I-Team that the service has not been as ...