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Five new Amtrak trains will start between Washington, DC, New York and Boston with top speeds of 160 miles per hour from Thursday.
The inaugural NextGen Acela ride has started Washington’s Union Station, Where the US Department of Transport is planning to reclaim management to “actively restore this federal to its former glory”, to the Penn station in New York.
Transport secretary Sean Duffy demanded Amtrak to improve public safety on the train station earlier this year, which is in line with the broader urge of President Donald Trump to combat crime in the capital of the country.
The Nextgen Acela from Amtrak is considered a “premium ride” for travelers and offers free high-speed Wi-Fi, individual USB ports, power outing and reading lighting.
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Nextgen Acela on Wilmington Station. Photo by Amtrak made on an unknown date for the service that launched in August 2025. (Amtrak)
“NextGen Acela Is more than a new train – it is an evolution of travel, “said Amtrak President Roger Harris in a statement of 7 August.” In just a few weeks, history will be written with the debut of NextGen Acela While we are launching a new standard for American train journeys. “
A total of 28 trains will be hired by 2027. They offer 27% more seats per departure and more service, with extensive weekday and weekend schedules, Amtrak said.
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“The NextGen Acela Fleet was assembled in the facility of Alstom in Hornell, NY by skilled drivers -field workers, with the help of components of more than 180 suppliers in 29 states -creating around 15,000 American jobs, “said Amtrak in a media release.
Acela was first launched on December 11, 2000 in what Amtrak calls ‘the busiest railway corridor of the nation’. The first-edited trains only reached speeds of 150 miles per hour, which is 10 miles per hour less than the new one.
Members of the National Guard are at Union Station after President Donald Trump had used the National Guard and ordered an increased presence of federal law enforcement to help with crime prevention, in Washington, DC, August 23, 2025. (Reuters / Jose Luis Gonzalez / Reuters -photos)
During his first term, Trump repeatedly tried to lower the financing to Amtrak, which in 2023 received around $ 2.4 billion in annual federal support. The congress approved annual financing in March to 30 September to 30 September in March to 30 September.
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The railway company, which has been run since March by his president, Harris, has not mentioned a new CEO. It set a new passenger record last year.
