NEW HAVEN, CT. (WFSB) - Big changes are on board for train travel in Connecticut.

Amtrak is launching its next generation of the high speed Acela on Thursday.

They say that the new trains are bigger, have more amenities, more daily departures, and are also faster.

“Its very quick to get to DC or Boston,” said Hank Eskin, Milford.

For him and Sarah Darer, the train will eventually make trips even quicker.

“We were very excited because we take the Acela a lot. My son lives up in Boston, our daughter lives in DC and we love taking the train and this will make it even better,” said Darer.

This will mark new trains for the first time since the Acela was launched 25 years ago.

“We’ve been waiting a while for these, they’re incredible uplift in the Acela brand in the Northeast Corridor,” s

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