NextGen Acela - Railpace Newsmagazine

Amtrak announced that Amtrak’s NextGen Acela – America’s high-speed train – will debut on Thursday, Aug. 28, for travel between Washington, D.C., New York City, and Boston. The new trains are marked with a unique ‘NextGen tag’ on Amtrak.com and in the Amtrak app, as seen in these screenshots, making them easy to identify when booking.*

You can also look for the following train numbers, which are scheduled to be NextGen Acela:

- Weekdays: Trains 2153, 2154, 2170, and 2173
- Saturdays: Trains 2250 and 2251
- Sundays: Trains 2248, 2258, 2259, and 2271

Amtrak offers a simple and flexible approach to booking, seat selection, and itinerary management, through the Amtrak mobile app, Amtrak website, and at station kiosks.

The all-new, premium NextGen Acela offers an elevated experience, with features and amenities that today’s travelers expect, plus everything needed to be productive along the way: free, high-speed 5G-enabled Wi-Fi, individual power outlets, and reading lights.

-via Press Release

New York Governor Hochul Restores Service and Announces Further Improvements to Rail Service Between Albany and New York City

Governor Kathy Hochul, Metro-North Railroad President Justin Vonashek and Amtrak President Roger Harris announced that New York State has secured a series of improvements to rail service on the Empire Service Corridor between Albany and New York City. Supported by New York State via the Department of Transportation, the Empire Service is an economic engine up and down the Hudson River, carrying two million riders annually and achieving record-high ridership in 2024.

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