An evening Amtrak Alstom Acela equipment move (Hornell, NY to Philadelphia, PA) passes between the former West Shore RR abutments where the Rochester and Buffalo Subs meet.

An Eastbound Amtrak equipment move (Hornell, NY to Philadelphia, PA) accents the city of Rochester skyline on a gloomy March afternoon at Western Upstate New York.

Another Eastbound Alstom Acela II delivery (Hornell, NY to Philadelphia, PA) passes through the city of Rochester, NY and brightens up this glum February day.

Acela By The TZ Bridge. On the night of Wednesday, February 26, 2025, Amtrak's Alstom Acela II Train Set 20 (AMTK 2135/2130) being delivered from the Alstom Factory in Hornell, New York to ... (more)

Stone Wall In New Roc. Deadheading from Boston, Massachusetts to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as Amtrak Train 843, Alstom Acela 2 Train Set 8 (AMTK 2118/2146) passes through the New Rochelle ... (more)

After doing testing in Boston, Amtrak Acela II is seen heading past the Princton Junction Station, back to Philadelphia.

Dramatic Daylighting. On February 26, 2024, Amtrak ALSTOM Acela 2 Train Set 8 (AMTK 2146-2118) operated as train 844-26 from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Boston, Massachusetts. This daylig... (more)

Rainy Day In The Bronx. On September 26, 2023, Amtrak's Alstom Acela II Train Set 6 (AMTK 2111/2112) made the trip from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Boston, Massachusetts as Train 844(26) ... (more)

Acela 2 Train Set 8 Delivery, The Ocho. In the early morning hours of Thursday, August 31, 2023, Amtrak Acela Train Set 8 passed through the MTA Metro-North Riverdale Station for delivery f... (more)

Train Set 1 In The Desert. When the first ALSTOM/Amtrak Acela 2/Avelia Liberty was released, it was transported to TTCI in Pueblo Colorado for extensive testing prior to the sets operating ... (more)

Train Set 4. Amtrak Train 899/CSX P934 was a special delivery on Wednesday, July 20, 2022, with ALSTOM Amtrak Acela II Train Set 4 (AMTK 2105 trailing) being towed by a pair of P42s (AMTK 1... (more)

Acela II On The Road In Daylight. On March 13, 2023, Amtrak's ALSTOM Acela II Train Set 2 (AMTK 2103/2102) made the trip from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Boston, Massachusetts as Train 83... (more)

Acela II at Princeton Junction: An Alstom Acela II set makes its way back towards Philadelphia after making a test run up to Boston one day earlier.

A Bright Future Ahead: An Acela II set in testing runs through Metuchen near sunset on August 9, 2021.

Crossing Cutler Creek in Corning. Amtrak Train 973 was an extra over Norfolk Southern Corp's network to Amtrak's Keystone Line to deliver ALSTOM Acela II Trainset 3 on Wednesday, November 3, 2021.... (more)