Powering through Powder. Amtrak Acela power car 2024 is seen leading Acela train 2201 west through Pennsylvania, approaching Bristol Station.

”Morning at the North Terminus” — A legacy Acela train set cautiously crawls along the network of tracks leading into Boston’s South Station.

Snow Patrol. Amtrak Acela power car 2035 is the lead unit on Acela Express train 2250, seen flying through Metuchen Station on the Northeast Corridor. Maintenance workers are vi... (more)

Powering through Powder. Amtrak Acela power car 2011 is seen leading train 2205 through Lincoln Interlocking as it flies through the snow towards Washington DC.

An original Acela trainset cautiously rolls through New London, CT on a very cold and windy January morning. Even with gloves, my fingers were still numb after taking photos here.

Eastbound Acela Express 2150 is doing all of track speed through Mystic with the destination of Boston.

The trailing power car of Boston to Washington DC Amtrak Acela Express 2159 is seen crossing the Mystic River in Mystic, CT.

Amtrak Acela 2255 is seen crossing the Mystic River at track speed en route for New York and eventually Washington DC.

A westbound Acela deadhead speeds south through Princeton Junction at last light while an eastbound NJ Transit commuter train brings on some more passengers at the end of a brisk, windy November d... (more)

An eastbound Amtrak Acela Express service expresses by on Track #2 at Edison, NJ. On the hind end is AMTK 2039.

Overtaking. Amtrak Acela Express power car 2021 is the lead unit on Acela train 2169, seen overtaking NJ Transit ALP-46A no. 4639 as it makes its station stop at Secaucus Juncti... (more)

An Acela Express Trainset crosses the Susquehanna River on a hot summer day.

AMTK 2167 charges west on Northeast Corridor Track #3. On the hind end is AMTK 2006.

A first-gen Acela passes by Jersey Ave. on its way to Washington. The new Acela II trainsets will soon begin entering service causing these current sets to slowly start retiring.

Final Months: After years of testing and delays, on 08/07/25, it was announced by Amtrak that the Acela II trainsets would begin revenue service on 08/28/25, replacing the first-generation ... (more)