Amtrak Acela Express in 150 mph Zone

I returned to Kingston, Rhode Island to record more videos of Acela Express running near their maximum allowable speed. An Amtrak crew confirmed later that this is indeed part of their 150 mph zone.

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• Amtrak
• Northeast
• Corridor
• Acela
• Express
• AEM-7
• Regional
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[k2477456]

why does the Acela seem faster than the shinkansen trains when it is like 30mph slower?

[cchan006]

@k2477456: Shinkansens can be 16 cars long, so it takes longer for the entire train to pass.

[Umarmasmakija]

Cool American trains :) Is there any Acelas in New York, St Louis or Hartford (Connecticut)?

[cchan006]

@Umarmasmakija: New York, yes. Harford and St. Louis, no, although Acelas run along near the Connecticut coast, through New Haven.

[nyshortline]

@pr0t0color And as long as we have as many pro-lifers as we do who will always vote Republican no matter what the U.S. will NEVER have high-speed rail. The Devil himself, with all his negative credentials, could still easily win an election without even cheating as long as he says he'll cut taxes and is anti-abortion.

[mquiroz90]

U never know don't know yet

[pr0t0color]

@mquiroz90 Naw, Republicans will kill it. Because of them we can't have nice things.

[pr0t0color]

@k2477456 It doesn't look as fast as a Shinkansen... not even close, though the jigging side to side on the crummy rails might make the Acela look like it is going faster than it really is.

[megatwingo]

Nice trains. Thumbs up! :)

[mquiroz90]

Good thing is there can be a chance we can get a faster train in the future

[UberWagen]

They won't ever have any of this in the South because of all of these dumb truck lovers.

[surfing636]

@k2477456 , The length is 1 factor, I also think the Acela is bypassing in a smaller space. Most Japanese platforms that are bypassed at highspeed have 3 or 4 tracks with wider platforms. This video has 2 tracks with small, narrow platforms, making the camera feel the shockwave @ 1:02 .

[kellingc]

@Umarmasmakija The Acela line is electric, and they (AMTRAK) redid the right-of-way where they could (super elevated curvs, tilt cars, restringing cantonary). It goes from South Boston, MA -> Provadence, RI, along the shore of Connecticut through New Haven, to Penn Station in NYC, through New Jersey, Deleware, PA, Baltamore, Maryland, to Washington DC. That is knkown as the Northeast Corridor (NEC). Hartford is further North and there is no electrification North of New Haven.

[borozonx]

Ys the desing is very old see the spanish AVE S-112