WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. passenger railroad Amtrak said on Wednesday it is eliminating 450 positions as it aims to cut annual costs by $100 million as future support from Congress remains uncertain.

Amtrak's NextGen Acela trains, part of the fastest new fleet in America, pulled into Penn Station on Thursday morning. The first public trains to New York City picked up passengers just before 10 a.m.

Five new Amtrak trains will begin rolling out between Washington, DC, New York and Boston at top speeds of 160 mph starting Thursday. The inaugural NextGen Acela ride is taking off from Washington’s ...

NEW YORK — The fastest trains in Amtrak's fleet are getting even faster. The first of those NextGen Acela trains, as Amtrak calls them, are scheduled to start running on the Northeast Corridor between ...

The looming SEPTA cuts could also impact Amtrak service between Philadelphia, Harrisburg and Pittsburgh as well as the Northeast Corridor between Boston and Washington, D.C., officials revealed. In a ...

Amtrak, the nation's government-supported passenger rail service, is undergoing several expansion and modernization projects, upgrading trains, tracks and stations, with a particular emphasis on ...

Amtrak has posted a video update showing progress made to date on its $1.3 billion Connecticut River Bridge Replacement ...

The move was one of several changes announced by the Department of Transportation in a late Friday afternoon press release as part of its deal to take over Union Station from Amtrak, which just ...