An Amtrak train zoomed past drivers on I-55 Friday during a historic run, clocking in at a speed of 111 miles per hour as it traveled on the new high-speed rail. "What we're celebrating here is the ...

What might appear to be a mere seat test; lean back, adjust, get settled in, has become a preview of how Americans will rate the Amtrak replacement of the biggest fleet it has ever built since the ...

A quarter century after the Acela began whisking passengers between Washington, D.C.; New York; and Boston, the Acela’s slightly faster replacement finally began service at the end of August. But the ...