Called Amfleet II, they still have legroom that puts airlines to shame. “This is like first class but it’s coach,” said Roger Harris, executive vice president at Amtrak.

Here’s a closer look at how Amtrak determines when to retire a train and where it ends up after it has been replaced.

Although Amtrak ridership continues to rise, the passenger experience onboard Amtrak's aging Amfleet I cars in the Northeast and Midwest has remained static for quite a while. While WiFi and power ...

Amtrak’s current fleet of long-distance railcars, including the Superliner, Viewliner, and Amfleet series, dates as far back as 1979. ... next-generation single-level passenger cars. Amtrak.

It includes the Amfleet I cars run on the Northeast Regional line stretching from Washington to Boston, ... A first look at the trains that will replace Amtrak’s 50-year-old rail cars.

Hello and welcome to New York’s Penn Station! Today we’re heading to Canada, riding north to Toronto on Amtrak’s Maple Leaf. Trip Information Train: Amtrak Maple Leaf 63/VIA Train 98 Locomotive: GE ...

Budd manufactured a total of 642 Amfleet I cars from 1975-77, and 150 similar Amfleet II cars from 1980-83. The last intercity passenger cars built by Budd and the first locomotive-hauled cars ordered ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — All Amtrak Cascades trains have returned to regular service after an 11-day disruption caused by the removal of Horizon-model passenger cars from service nationwide, officials ...

Senior Public Relations Manager Beth K. Toll told me “there is no basis whatsoever for AmeristarRail’s claims that continued operation of Amfleet I cars on NEC trains is unsafe.” Toll also mentioned ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — All Amtrak Cascades trains have returned to regular service after an 11-day disruption caused by the removal of Horizon-model passenger cars from service nationwide, officials ...

With the order, Amtrak will replace nearly 40% of its rail car fleet by 2031, including cars that have been in service for five decades. Amtrak said it is also investing $2 billion in facilities ...