Forklift operator Jack Sappington has worked in just about every shop building at the Beech Grove Heavy Maintenance Facility during his long career with Amtrak.

The TurboTrain, an articulated, lightweight trainset with gas-turbine propulsion, was funded by the U.S. Department of Transportation as part of a program to explore the future of high-speed passenger rail service.

An exhibit at St. Paul Union Depot explores the rich history of the famed Empire Builder.

To prepare for the arrival of high-speed service, work began in 1996 to electrify the 157 miles of the Northeast Corridor (NEC) between New Haven and Boston.

Gary Pancavage, who recently retired as director of operations for Amtrak High Speed Rail - Mechanical, recounts some of his favorite Acela memories. An avid rail photographer, he also offers tips for capturing amazing Acela images.

Introduction of Acela service was the cornerstone of a larger effort to refresh the Amtrak brand for the 21st century.

Through words and pictures, a former Swedish State Railways passenger engineer looks back at his time touring the United States with the X2000.

Serious planning for higher speed rail over the entire Northeast Corridor began in the early 1990s, culminating in the launch of Acela Express in December 2000.

The Amtrak Marketing department photo library contains numerous station slides that are now valuable visual records of interest to railroad and local historians.