Amtrak is debuting its NextGen Acela. Here’s what you need to know
Amtrak’s Nextgen Hanger.
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Amtrak spread his NEXTGEN HALE On Thursday, trains point to the next stage for the US high -speed railway attempt.
The new trains that call itself “America’s only high -speed railway” will continue at 160 miles / h between Washington, DC and Boston. This is an extension of the existing hawk trains passing through Amtrak’s dense northeast corridor and running at a speed of 150 miles / h in certain parts of the route.
According to Amtrak, more than 69 million passengers have traveled to hurry trains since the start of the service at the end of 2000. In 2024 financially, Amtrak said that customers made more than 3 million hurries trips and earned about $ 530 million in ticket revenue.
With the French manufacturer Alstom, new contracted trains will replace the current hasta equipment. Amtrak said that Nextgen Hallow trains will host 27% more customers and have advanced features such as free, high-speed Wi-Fi and wider seats, a softer driving and more daily starting system.
At the launch, Amtrak said he would start with five new train aimed at deploying 28 by 2027.
On Amtrak’s Nextgen Acela train.
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“I think America deserves a high -speed railway at a Wednesday event with the transport secretary Sean Duffy, Washington, DC.
Like its predecessor, the hinder fleets offer only first class and Business Class seating area. The railway company will run both old trains and new models in the next few months, because more of Nextgen trains are added.
“These trains are beautiful, fast, state -of -the -art and American production,” Amtrak President Roger Harris said. He said. “There was no better way to travel by train in America.”
The parts of the new trains were produced in 29 states, 95% were produced in the US, Amtrak said that production has created more than 1,200 new jobs.
As of 2024, Amtrak 16 had Acela Trainset.
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Amtrak employees pass on August 27, 2025, Washington, Union Station on the DC, before the opening of Washington, DC and Boston, a brand new high -speed train, Amtrak Nextgen Acela.
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New trains do not fight. Amtrak initially planned to exit in 2022, but faced many delays.
Amtrak in May elimination 450 roles to save $ 100 million from annual costs. Stephen Gardner, the CEO of the White House, came after forcing President Donald Trump to resign in March because he called for a change. Amtrak just called a new CEO.
The railway company has lost money for years. Amtrak in 2024 financially reported $ 8.8 billion in capital and operating expenses compared to $ 3.6 billion. Amtrak reclaimed 84% of operating costs with ticket sales and other revenues.
The new trains are also significantly slower than high -speed colleagues in Europe and Asia, and Japanese bullet trains work at a speed of 200 miles / h.
It is not America’s first attempt on high -speed rail.
California aimed to build a bullet train that could travel between Los Angeles and San Francisco under three hours ago. This vision since then cutNow it aims to combine a 170 -mile land with questions surrounding its applicability.
Last month, Duffy officially terminated all the federal funds of the California High Speed Railway Association after determining that the Federal Railway Administration report could not complete the targets of the project and attracted $ 175 million from the project on Tuesday. California state Filed to file a lawsuit Because the government calls a “illegal” action with the canceled federal financing.
The private railway company BrightLine also tried the high -speed railway formula in Florida. The company aims to privatize the railway system and welcomed millions of passengers on its trains. trip 125 miles / h.
However, Brighttine received a fair share of financial struggles. The company faced an upcoming debt and reported a clear loss of approximately $ 549 million in 2024 and marked an indefinite road ahead of us.
