The cut starts on Tuesday and extends through May 26.

The Acela has long attracted business travelers looking to pay a little more and get there a little faster, but now Amtrak says it could compete with air travel.

A D.C.-based firm is exploring the idea of a high-speed train that could get you from D.C. to New York in an hour, but the project—if it ever comes to pass—is many decades off.

An Acela Express train struck a person on the tracks between BWI and Odenton earlier this afternoon. The Maryland Transit Administration has issued an alert that all Penn Line MARC service has been suspended until further notice. Northbound Amtrak trains out of D.C. are currently holding at Union Station. On Wednesday, another Amtrak train struck and injured a man near Germantown. UPDATE 1:45 p.m. All MARC service on the Penn Line has been restored….