Amtrak Acela Train 2109 passed by Penn Park in Philadelphia, PA shortly after leaving 30th Street Station on April 22, 2021. Its replacement, the Alstom Acela II would follow as a test train, remi... (more)

Snow-cela: Acela #2250 arrives at Metropark Station in Iselin, NJ on a snowy Sunday afternoon.

Acela on the upper level and a P42 on the lower level shows the difference in elevation between the two tiers of Washington Union Terminal.

My 7 year old son Wesley captures a westbound Acela Express as it crosses the Delaware River. The river was extra low today, so we took advantage of that and walked quite a ways out into the river... (more)

Last fall I took a trip to the Northeast and made sure to leave some time in my schedule to visit the Northeast Corridor. Although Wilmington, DE doesn't feature high speed running, it's still a g... (more)

A southbound (Amtrak westbound) Acela Express en route from New York Penn Station flies through the upper deck of Secaucus Junction bound for Newark, Penn Station. The station, built in 2003, doe... (more)

The PRR bridge across the Susquehanna River on the Northeast Corridor is impressive structure by any standards. This view from the Perryville side shows an Acela trainset headed north.

Boston-bound Acela Express #2170, with power car #2010 trailing, soaks up the daylight peeking through this stretch of the Northeast Corridor as it crosses over the Raritan River on a late October... (more)

Southbound Acela at the North Elizabeth Station.

A railfan grabs a shot of Amtrak's Acela Express as it races south (westbound) at well over 100 mph through NJT's bland Jersey Avenue stop in New Brunswick, NJ.

The Jersey Avenue station is a ... (more)

Acela Express glides over the Delaware River in this scenic setting with just the right amount of snow and ice build up.

An Acela Express races past shacks which suffice as station stops for SEPTA in the Tacony section of Northeast Philadelphia.

The name "Tacony" was derived from the Indian word "Tawacawonick," m... (more)

Five hundred and sixty five tons of steel captured at speed through Torresdale during a blizzard in a mad dash south towards warmer climates! It was great to see trains in service on the NEC duri... (more)

Acela Express passes over the streets of downtown Wilmington.