Boston to New York in 90 minutes? How Amtrak is accelerating train rides.

Amtrak’s Acela Express trains will get new tracks, new train cars, and improved platforms to bring higher-speed train service to Boston, New York, and DC.

By Rowena Lindsay

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By 2021, Amtrak says you will be able to travel from New York to Boston in less than 90 minutes on one of Amtrak’s 28 new Acela Express trains.