Holy shite. If you know about my fictional country Leubantia then the Acela lookalike Class 460 goes up to 180 mph. And I thought that was kinda slow, but its faster than anything here in ruddy old UK! :(
You' re right, prorobo. As a TGV fan, I think the Acela is among the most gorgeous trains I' ve ever seen! If only it could be used to its full potential, like on dedicated tracks, that thing would greatly reduce travel time from Washington, D.C. and New-York, and Boston, and beyond. Who knows. Why not? Everything is possible if we put our mind to it. 'We' being the power-that-be of course, because if it were up to 'We the People', we would get the best. The Acela is very successful.
The Acela not the Class 460. But the Acela usually goes like that and thats fast
class377 2 years ago
Holy shite. If you know about my fictional country Leubantia then the Acela lookalike Class 460 goes up to 180 mph. And I thought that was kinda slow, but its faster than anything here in ruddy old UK! :(
class377 2 years ago
@class377 Except the Eurostar which goes through London and can go 186...
DeltaPhi79 1 year ago
that was fast
retroguy1976 2 years ago
Polish Siemens Velaro looks nicer :)
sirMIREK 2 years ago
With exception to the TGV and ICE, there are NO trains in the world that can compare to the beauty of the Acela.
prorobo 2 years ago 2
You' re right, prorobo. As a TGV fan, I think the Acela is among the most gorgeous trains I' ve ever seen! If only it could be used to its full potential, like on dedicated tracks, that thing would greatly reduce travel time from Washington, D.C. and New-York, and Boston, and beyond. Who knows. Why not? Everything is possible if we put our mind to it. 'We' being the power-that-be of course, because if it were up to 'We the People', we would get the best. The Acela is very successful.
armoricain 2 years ago
Oh I know that, but the Acelas has a tilting mechanism so that the train doesn't have to slow for curves.
sportsmovieman 3 years ago
Probably 125.
sportsmovieman 3 years ago
Wrong. Maybe 80 tops. The Acela's only true high speed section is through Kingston.
prorobo 2 years ago
Actually Its 135 from Ham to County. It was probably just increasing from 115 or so.
sportsmovieman 2 years ago
@prorobo and thereis a short section in MA along with Kingston where the Acela boasts a speeding 150 mph!
TH3GR1FF13 11 months ago
do you know how fast it was going?
bmxboy2468 3 years ago