New Amtrak Acela trains launched along the Northeast Corridor Thursday, servicing cities from Boston to Washington, D.C.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — Amtrak's new high-speed train made its inaugural ride from Washington D.C. to Boston on Wednesday.

Amtrak will begin rolling out NextGen Acela trains on August 28, launching five trainsets that will operate on the Northeast Corridor between Boston and Washington, D.C. The new trains offer up to 160 ...

Amtrak's new high-speed NextGen Acela trains will soon begin operating between Boston, New York and Washington, D.C.

The R train isn’t the only line where promised MTA improvements have partially fizzled. In May the authority announced increased weekend service on the M line beginning in July.

The R might once again stand for rare, as the MTA scales back plans to increase the subway train’s weekday service to account for ongoing track work. NYC Transit announced last month that str… ...