Acela Express revenue runs

[SFLRailFan]

Pretty cool.

[megatwingo]

5*****!

[Zanto12]

Nice, Amtrak should become famous in germany

[phantomlord54]

why can't Acela do 125+ thru N. Philly?

[trainriders1031]

Maybe because the tracks are old.

[phantomlord54]

Yeah, I don't know why I posed this question - I already know the answer. The overhead catenary network is very old and probably needs a total overhaul. To my knowledge, all the tracks along the NEC have been updated with concrete ties and continuously welded rail

[phantomlord54]

shame that the Acela can't run at or near full throttle for the entire corridor...high time that those in charge stop beaurocratic bungling and update the catenary dammit!

[larsnord]

11.5 million souls can use the Acela.

[iamthe404]

souls? wat is this 1775 common

[LMB222]

That's cool, but it is _few_. That's 4% of US population.

[granskare]

these Acela trains are restricted to the eastern part of the country. You can keep Amtrak that runs in the midwest. Your train is very nice of course about as I say, just a few privileged souls can use it. We did use Amtrak to and from Denver a few years back. First class sleeper compartment. Too bad Amtrak can't use the Swedish style sleeper. Did that from Stockholm to Östersund. Nice and reasonable compared to Amtrak.

[LMB222]

As somebody said, there's little respect in US to state-run enterprises and projects, probably due to confusion between "state-run" and "communist". IMHO there are at least a few more places in the US where a high-speed train could be built.

[iamthe404]

yeh i know! we get diesel service in South Carolina and it sucks!

[waldron728]

Sorry...im not too knowledgable about trains...what does 'revenue run' mean?

[oaksmodelrr]

Previous clips had been from testing runs. The train went into revenue service carrying paying customers in December 2000

[walterrich]

a revenue run is a run in which the train is serving passengers and creating revenue(money) for the company

[waldron728]

Thank you walterrich. So you mean that there are times the Acela operates when its not carrying passengers?

[kettig]

@waldron728 it means paying passengers are aboard

[Infurnous]

looks quite slow compared to its european conterparts (TVG, ICE)

[RailRide]

Heh, Acela is twice the weight of a TGV. But it's likely this isn't a maximum speed section of the line. Search "Acela" "high speed" for video of these trains on high-speed trackage.

[mikokat]

Plus, the US Government sucks when is comes to Amtrak.

[RailRide]

I should also add that Acela is as heavy as it is because it shares trackage with freight trains for almost all of its run, whereas ICE and TGV trains spend very little time on shared trackage. Even if Amtrak weren't in the picture, the trains would be heavy. The ICE and X2000 trains that tested here ran under FRA waivers because European trains do not meet US buffing standards (about 800,000 pounds of compression) and collision resistance standards.

[devil8dad2]

did you video tape this or did you get it from the internet

[oaksmodelrr]

All the videos I post were taken by me