Amtrak Acela high speed

Northbound Acela racing thru Kingston, RI at 135 mph+, two miles south of the 150 mph zone.

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Autos & Vehicles

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• Acela
• Amtrak
• high
• speed
• Rhode
• Island
• 150mph

[VHK99]

why the platform so low?O:

[cttrainguy]

There are two sections of high level platforms there for Business Class and handicapped riders. Acela only stops at certain stations, not Kingston. All new platforms in Connecticut are high level, I think it is law now.

[Hands007]

Nice vid. How many miles does the 150mph zone extend? I'm riding the Acela from Boston later this week and want to capture the top speed on my GPS.

[cttrainguy]

I believe the details are on the amtrak website somewhere, otherwise do a google search.

There are 10 miles in RI, just north of Kingston station to Warwick, and 10-15 miles in Mass around the Attleboro-Sharon area.

[wallace2k]

Why can't all american passenger trains be like this one? Then maybe it wouldn't take three days to get across the country and more people would ride the train instead of fly.

[CaptainPlanet2020]

Nice video. I wish that the govt. would invest more money into improving the track and catenary between New York and DC so it can maintain these speeds throughout the entire system. The bill that just passed congress and provided 14.9 billion for Amtrak and Metrorail is a step in the right direction. Of course, McCain and Bush pretty much want to gut Amtrak, we need Obama in the white house to help insure the future of Amtrak.

[disturbedone5009]

@SuperCruiser72

Wow man don't have an aneurysm.

[SuperCruiser72]

@disturbedone5009

>>>>>>>>>>"Passenger trains in the US are going broke."

Obviously dead wrong, you idiotic dumpster resident. Passenger trains are NOT going broke and are doing perfect.

>>>>>>>>>>>"The reason we don't use passenger trains in the US..."

Who is hell is "we"? You don't know what everyone does so stop speaking for others, you roadkill lickin' piece of junk! Dammit, when the hell will people learn?!?!?!?

[wille201]

giggity giggity giggity goo!

[cttrainguy]

If you think trains are subsidized, try the airlines. We pay for the terminals, the runways, the air control system, the planes, and about 80% of EVERY airline ticket is paid for by subsidies. If we had to pay full cost for a plane trip no one could afford it. Interstates are completely subsidized except on toll roads. Trains are the only ones expected to turn a profit without govt support!

[rbjplay13]

If they can't make the speeds faster, for the Acela, their next step should be making them a lot more cheaper for all Amtrak trains. I mean really, $800 for a bedroom? Things like that prevent me from going on a crosscountry trip.

[class377]

Yes, but I wish there were speeds like that on the ECML of WCML.

[disturbedone5009]

That sucks. I always wanted to drive on it to see what its like going as fast as possible without getting a ticket.

[gibb1991]

@disturbedone5009: The Autobahn isn't that great. I was there this past April. Almost all of the Autobahn is speed limited to 100 km/h (60 mph).

[gibb1991]

@Chafford1: The new Kent line to the Channel Tunnel allows the Eurostar to travel at 208 mph.

[k5lta]

Asia beats everyone,300 mph Maglevs