Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Passengers board the Amtrak NextGen Acela, an all-new high speed train running between Washington, DC, and Boston, prior to the ...

Connecticut residents commuting to New York City are getting faster train service after the Metro-North Railroad modernized signal systems, helping to cut travel times by 10 minutes on some trains. A ...

There are many arguments in favor of having high-quality public transportation, and train travel might just be the best one. Reduced environmental impact and avoiding traffic are only some of the ...

Amtrak is proudly boasting that its new Acela trains increase their top speed by 10 miles per hour to 160 miles per hour — after a more than 20-year development period (“Celebrating new Acela, with a ...

Reporter Frank Mulligan and senior digital producer Dan Medeiros each went from New Bedford to Boston -- one by car, one by train. We measured their results based on time, cost, safety and comfort.

But the NEC is antiquated. Much of its infrastructure dates to the early twentieth—or even late nineteenth—century, slowing train schedules and causing frequent delays. Unfortunately, there is no ...

Reporter Emily Scherny and senior digital producer Dan Medeiros each went from Fall River to Boston -- one by car, one by train. We measured their results based on time, cost, safety and comfort.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As we kick off a new week, let's take a look back at the week that was. Top stories this past week included: South Coast Rail's ...