Earlier this year, if you happened to be standing at a train station in New Jersey at a certain time of night, you might have seen a sleek new high-speed Acela zip by. The trains, which did 900 test runs between January and August, are expected to start commercial service on Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor line next spring.

Amtrak says its new next-generation Acela train sets should start service on the Northeast Corridor in the spring of 2025.

For the first time in the 15 years since a deadly crash, the D.C. Metro will run on the automated system it was intended to use, at the speeds for which it was designed. Starting on the Red Line, trains will be spaced and timed based on computer rather than human operation.

Metro wants to extend the hours you can get a ride. It's part of next year's proposed budget posted online Tuesday.

For the first time in 15 years, a computer instead of a human will be the primary controller of riders’ Metro trains. The Washington Metrorail Safety Commission (WMSC) — which oversees and enforces safety practices on the D.