Amtrak has had as many as 20 Acela trains and plans to increase the fleet to 28, as part of a $2.45 billion investment to modernize train service in the Northeast Corridor.

The agency plans to cut 10 percent of its workforce and has confirmed it will not fund new high-speed rail projects.

The nation’s passenger railroad is adapting to White House priorities, such as by dropping high-speed rail projects.

Amtrak requested $850 million for Northeast Corridor grants in the agency’s fiscal year 2026 budget. That is $291 million less than the $1.141 billion allocated in 2025.

High-Speed Rail on the Northeast Corridor—on a Budget ... Amtrak’s NextGen HSR plan proposed to solve this by building out two separate tracks for Amtrak trains along the entire 457-mile route.

Amtrak passengers traveling between Boston and Providence and between New Haven, Conn., and Springfield, Mass., will face delays between 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. on Monday, according to a social media pos… ...

Train riders use the Northeast Corridor rail system (NEC), which consists of a 457-mile main line from Washington to Boston, plus branches from Philadelphia to Harrisburg and from New Haven to ...

Train service in and out of Baltimore has been restored on one track, but delays of about 30 minutes are expected throughout the day along the Northeast Corridor, Amtrak said Tuesday.

Amtrak passengers traveling between Boston and Providence and between New Haven, Conn., and Springfield, Mass., will face delays between 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. on Monday, according to a social media ...