Amtrak on May 7 debuted its Freedom250 NextGen Acela train in Washington, D.C. Amtrak Vice President of Government Affairs and Corporate Communications Ken Altman; U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P.

WASHINGTON (7News) — Amtrak blamed “weather-related equipment issues" for canceling 16 trains that stop at Union Station Thursday. The rail service said it will cancel the same 16 trains on Friday. Four other trains in the Northeast are also being ...

In total, eight new trainsets, two new locomotives, and a spare cab car are coming to the Pacific Northwest. Amtrak placed a large order for new trains in 2021 as part of a nationwide modernization campaign. The Amtrak Cascades service is the first in line to receive next-generation railcars from the national fleet renewal order.

Amtrak train service has been disrupted because of a wildfire in the northeast part of Florida. Train service between Sanford, Florida, near Orlando, and Lorton, Virginia, outside Washington, was canceled for Monday, Amtrak said in a statement. The train ...

Summer capacity in the region will remain limited due to a railcar shortage. New trainsets are still expected later in the year. The strained Amtrak Cascades rail service is on track to have limited capacity to carry the crowds expected to descend on the ...