The Tortoise and the Hare

Amtrak's Acela catches up with a SEPTA commuter train, ducking the signal bridge in Claymont, DE. Spoiler alert - the "hare" wins this race.

Trifecta. An Amtrak Acela splits between two Septa locals making their station stops.

An inbound train on the left is about to come to the conclusion of its trip, while the train on the right will be heading back north soon.

Amtrak 607 pulling a broken Acela trainset.

Recently, Acela's seem to be dying left and right... they're definitely starting to show their age. Here ACS-64 is seen towing Acela set 2030/2031 west from Boston, passing the Tilcon facility in ... (more)

An Acela Express bound for D.C. rolls though Harrison as it approaches Newark Penn Station.

Timeless Westbound Acela 2169 meets eastbound 2154 at Readville.

Amtrak Acela 2028 heading for Washington D.C. flies past NJ Transit's Linden station.

HHP Acela?! Yes, when delivered the HHP locomotives were going to be used on Acela Regional service alongside the Acela Express trains and service. Plans were never executed to brand commu... (more)

Excuse Me As I Speed By. On the evening of Friday, July 16, 2021, Amtrak Acela Train 2169 (AMTK 2035) was crossing the Delaware River from Morrisville, Pennsylvania to Trenton, New Jersey w... (more)

A westbound Amtrak Acela meets an eastbound NJT local at Edison station.

An Amtrak Acela charges north through Prospect Park, passing the PRR built station while en route to Philadelphia. The station, actually named Prospect Park–Moore station, remains in use to thi... (more)

Shared Corridor. A westbound Acela train crosses the Saugatuck Railroad Bridge in Westport, CT. The bridge features a pedestrian walkway, making it a shared corridor in a more unique way. T... (more)

Under the River Line and Through Trenton: Acela Express Train 2100 passes underneath a River Line train as it approaches the Trenton Transit Center on Tax Day 2019.

Two Amtrak Acela Express's captured in a first ever "zoom-pass" pan shot at Eddystone, Pennsylvania. No. 2012 is leading the northbound to Philadelphia while No. 2039 pushes on the rear of the so... (more)