Alstom has so far shipped 20 out of the 28 trains to Amtrak for final testing, the company told Crain's. Each train set features one first-class car, seven business class cars and a cafe car.

Ushering in this renaissance is a new train type called Amtrak Airo, set to debut in 2026 and mark what the company describes as “a new era of rail”. Designed and built in California, these trains ...