I rode Amtrak's new Acela train, the fastest in the US. The 6 most surprising parts had nothing to do with speed.

When I rode in business and first class on the Amtrak NextGen Acela train, I wasn't expecting color-coded cars or new and ...
The New York Times

After a Slow Start, High-Speed Rail Might Finally Arrive in America

True high-speed rail has not yet made it to the U.S., but that will change soon. Here are the projects currently being developed. By Alexander Nazaryan In 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed a ...
NJ.com

Amtrak’s fastest trains in U.S. could start carrying passengers in spring

Amtrak passengers will finally get to ride the new $2.4 billion Acela trains capable of hitting 180 mph this spring on the Northeast Corridor in New Jersey if they pass final tests. “Our NextGen Acela ...
Business Insider

The top 10 fastest trains in the world, ranked

Amtrak launched a new, faster line of Acela trains on August 28. The NextGen Acela trains can reach a top speed of 160 mph, surpassing the previous fleet by 10 mph. In China, the Fuxing Hao trains ...
Interesting Engineering on MSN

10 fastest trains in the world transforming travel with record-breaking speed

France’s TGV network runs over LGV (lignes à grande vitesse) corridors, with the platform famously holding the steel-wheel world speed record at 574.8 km/h (357 mph) from the V150 campaign in 2007 (on ...
Men's Journal

America’s Fastest Passenger Train Now Serves This Major City

View post: Rudi Johnson's Final Message as Tragic Cause of Death Emerges Millions of Americans travel around the country on a daily basis. Some are on the move for work, while others are taking their ...
AOL

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, ...