Acela Express Clocked With Radar Gun @ 148MPH

[DCDigitalStudios]

@matthewsmith465 Yeah Yeah, we know, quit rubbin' it in. (as an American I still prefer the European rail system)

[cubano1389]

Why do people get so worked up about things and stuff that has nothing to do with them, they live in europe or w/e the fastest train is and they think they had anything to do with it. Look jump infront of this train and wait for it to hit you, its going fast. End of story.

[tomboy111]

its not the fastest train in the world.end of story.it loses,its just a normal train that goes reasonably quickly!fastest in america?who cares what the fastest in america is????its either the fastest in the world(which its not!) or nothing.thank you. :)

[trinityct]

Lol even though that announcement is funny, it is true. The Amtrak Acela is the fastest train in the Western Hemisphere, as ridiculous that may sound :P

[prorobo]

@matthewsmith465 And Europe is behind the US in everything else.

[Clipper1094]

@prorobo Don't get defensive.

[zozey1231]

HOLY SHIT I WANT TO RIDE THIS TRAIN.

[gotham61]

@RDG484 The west/east hemisphere split is at the 0 degrees meridian, putting almost all of Spain in the western hemisphere.

[denizoniiix]

@matthewsmith465 what to say about Romania, we still got trains since 1989 (when the comunism was in) and they don't go faster than 100 km/h

[yourtubeafried]

There is no way that was 148mph, get your gadget calibrated

[JetMechMA]

I can't get over the fact that they let people mill around so close to a track where a trainset passes at 150 miles per hour. Unbelievable. Look at that guy who just walked away carrying a heavy bag....what if the Acela passed him doing 150? It would give him a heart attack.

[Supdude180]

@matthewsmith465 you retarted british people are just jealous

[uv411]

@Supdude180 Jealous of what? We don't have trains like Europe because our government chose to invest money into suburbs and the interstate highway system instead of keeping the rails alive.

[Supdude180]

@uv411 That has nothing to do with it. The Railroad maintains its own own railroad the government just sells them land to build the tracks on.

[Shield1751]

The reason the US cant built faster trains is that here in the US, The tracks are open. and have freight trains on them...not closed off like in Europe. They would have to have a private right of way with fences to do 150-200 mph.

[apachedann1]

@matthewsmith465 That's because we put more focus into the airline industry. With a country the size of the U.S., trains are just not a practical means of cross-country transportation. They're more used for regional transport. However, in a smaller country like France or Japan, high speed rail is more effective.

[admx94]

@matthewsmith465 and... we care why? California will soon beat you guys then...

[20PINKluvr]

we need that train in all parts of the us

[MrZkr123]

@matthewsmith465 thanks for rubbing it in :P

[carlo15111]

damn 148 mph go usa USA U S A IN YOUR FACE CANADA

[REDTROOP44]

@carlo15111 Slow  compared to the TGV in France.

[ziuru1miechow]

U mnie trochę wolniej skład jedzie.

Radar jest super!

[merdaculomerda]

in italy / europe we have 300 km/h trains (frecciarossa)!

[MrZkr123]

@merdaculomerda oh don't rub it in :P

[CalinFR]

@matthewsmith465 true, uk is fairly behind america in auto transport though

[mokos21]

@CalinFR ha good one

[trinityct]

Correction: there are 4 RR crossings that permit 110 mph in North America. There's another third crossing in Castleton-on-Hudson. So: 3 crossings in Castleton, and 1 just south of Albany.

[trinityct]

@filmcruiser88 There are only 3 railroad crossings in North America that permit speeds over 100 mph. They're all in New York between Albany and Castleton-on-Hudson, NY. Trains can do 110 mph through those 3 crossings. 1 RR crossing is just south of Albany called Statts Island road, the other 2 are in Castleton-on-Hudson.

[AshburnStadium]

@trinityct - Doesn't Amtrak's Keystone Express have 110 mph railroad crossings in Lancaster County, PA along the old PRR Harrisburg-Philadelphia line?

[trinityct]

@AshburnStadium I'm not sure the fastest that I've heard of is IrishTown RD crossing where the speed limit is 100 mph. I don't know...

[AshburnStadium]

@trinityct - If Irishtown Rd. is 100 mph, it's not as fast as those New England crossings. I thought they went through there at 110 - thanks for the update!

[trinityct]

@AshburnStadium Only Palmer st is 100 mph. The other NEC crossings have slower speed limits. Statts Island Rd on the Empire corridor has a speed limit of 110 mph, along with 2 other crossings on the empire corridor.

[WaerzMedia09]

Where can I buy one of these radar guns :D

[kjrehberg]

WOW!! I'm shocked the FRA allows Acela to blow past station platforms at that speed. In my video response I could barely hold the camera still as a comparably slow CSX Intermodal past a station platform (and this is a low-level platform).

[retroguy1976]

@matthewsmith465 very true i dunno if we will ever have anything that compete against europe i wish the us could be faster but so much speed restrictions

[MrZkr123]

@clark38571; Is it me or does the Acela seem to be a very interchangeable train set?

[MrZkr123]

the sad thing is the Acela can go up to 162mph but they are restricted to 150 :(

[clark38571]

@MrZkr123 I herd 200mph

[UraeusAnkhAmon]

@clark38571 It can only go up to 160, because of the US idiotic restrictions.

[darkmann88]

Wow I cant believe it!

[Assmark]

Are there any other high speed zones for the Acela Express besides this one?

[AmtrakFanNEC927]

@Assmark Route 128 (Westwood Mass) to Attleboro Mass. THats it.

[trinityct]

@AmtrakFanNEC927 I thought that these trains had to slow down for Canton viaduct, because the fastest I got through Canton was 115-130 mph, which isn't the full speed.

[Razr1985]

@matthewsmith465

I believe Acela can easily reach 300 kph but our antiquated rails were not built for these speeds.

[clark38571]

@Razr1985 The acela can go up to 200mph. Old rails prevent this from happening.

[justkiddin08]

wow cool video!!

[WaterSlideDatabase]

That is awesome!

[Xantec]

only on the channel tunnel rail link though and maybe ECML. the WCML is too twisty :(

[TheGondorian]

it isnt the fastest in the western hemisphere^^ cool video!

[juasha]

What can you do, when market share for trains is 0.6%...

[RedShadow1917]

where'd you get a radar gun?

[shadowboxer777]

Mc Master-Carr, I got the same one I think it's made by Bushnells

[NorthEast81]

It's too bad the Acela can't maintain high speeds throughout the NEC....not to mention having lower fares!

[growingup15]

WHOO thats close to bullett train speed

[jimtrain18]

MNow thats is a great shot. so close too. Nice

[evolover999]

HOLY CRAP!!!! hahaha and nice anouncement

[alphlife]

No it's not; razorozar is correct. Parts of Africa and Europe are also in it.

[thehunted21432]

Nice video! Was it a little nerve racking having the train rocket past you?

[razorozar]

Spanish high speed trains do 210 mph, and Spain is in the western hemisphere.

Still, this is pretty impressive =)

[amtraksouthwestchief]

HOLY SHIT!!!!!!!!!!!!

[keelar001]

Pah. Lightweight!!! Try a TGV in France - 186mph!

(But I wouldn't be standing that close!)

[prorobo]

Try the TGV record back in 2007 - 357.18mph!!!!!

[danisim9]

look my videos, ho scale world speed record :D

[AmtrakFanNEC927]

No, not at 150, the fastest they go through any of the 13 crossings on the corridor is 100MPH.

[StevenAtLiberty]

And the only crossings the go through are north of NYC....there are no RR crossings DC-NYC

[danisim9]

like in france, no RR crossing more than 160 km/h, so it is 100mph ... i have rode in the engineer's cab, when you see cars crossing before closing of gates, its a bit impressive ... i think the better track is HSL, no crossings, 300km/h + :D just enjoy the ride and laugh when overtaking cars on the highways sometimes, o shit they are stopped, no they are travelling a 80mph !!! looool

[howardkevinm]

thats partly because the line north of New Haven was not electrified. Amtrak electrified it in the 80s-90s.

[mquiroz90]

@AmtrakFanNEC927 where u get the radar gun

[wilsonhonda]

Woooow !

[mj1234321]

If a model train was on board the space shuttle during launch, would that then be the fastest train in the western hemisphere?

[DJGENEX71]

This speedy thing is ALWAYS AWESOME! 5*****!

[CSXkid22]

wow awesome video

[TrainiacProductions]

WOW. WOW!!

-Jim

[AmtrakFanNEC927]

WOW!

[TrainiacProductions]

WOW!!!!!

[AmtrakFanNEC927]

OMG WOW!!!!!!

[AmtrakFanNEC927]

Took the words right out of my mouth bro

[buffbrad]

WOW why even let people down to track level with a train going that fast