“Talking Transportation:’ Amtrak’s ‘New’ Acela Train Service Starts Aug. 28, But Was it Worth the Wait?
Amtrak’s oldest new trains are arriving shortly: the NextGen Acela (finally) starts running between Washington and Boston on August 28. Ordered in 2016 for $1.8 billion, the first trains arrived from the Alstom assembly facility in Hornell NY in 2020. …