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The new NextGen Acela trains promise faster travel and more seats – but arrive as US rail faces an uncertain future

  • Written by David Alff, Associate Professor of English, University at Buffalo
The new NextGen Acela trains promise faster travel and more seats – but arrive as US rail faces an uncertain futureThe new Acela trains are scheduled to start running on the Northeast Corridor soon. Courtesy of Amtrak

When former President Joe Biden unveiled his US$1.9 trillion infrastructure plan in 2021, he found the perfect place to go public: Philadelphia’s 30th Street Station rail yard.

Over the din of crackling wires and grumbling engines, the...

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