WASHINGTON (7News) — After years of delays, on Thursday Amtrak launched “NextGen” Acela train service, a high-speed train service that for now will run twice each day roundtrip between Union Station ...

High-speed rail in the Northeast just got a significant upgrade. Amtrak's new NextGen Acela trains launched on Wednesday, August 27. The first train left Union Station in Washington, DC, at 5 a.m., ...

Amtrak Police officers patrol Union Station, Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib) TOPICS: WASHINGTON (7News) — Union Station is entering a new chapter after federal ...

The move was one of several changes announced by the Department of Transportation in a late Friday afternoon press release as part of its deal to take over Union Station from Amtrak, which just ...

Five new Amtrak trains will begin rolling out between Washington, D.C., New York and Boston at top speeds of 160 mph starting Thursday. The inaugural NextGen Acela ride is taking off from Washington’s ...

WASHINGTON – A main DC transit hub is the White House's next stop on its mission to take control of the nation's capital. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Aug. 27 his agency would put ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration is taking management of Union Station away from Amtrak in the latest example of the federal government exerting its power over the nation’s ...

WASHINGTON — Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced Wednesday that his department is taking management of Union Station, the main transportation hub in Washington, away from Amtrak, in another ...