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)
A Washington-bound Acela crosses the Susquehanna River on the Pennsylvania Railroad-era bridge, past the many docks and accompanying flags (this one featured a pretty battered flag of Havre De Gra... (more)
With Track 1 and 2 out of service, Acela Trainset 13, led by Power Car AMTK 2027, brings Amtrak 2254(20) north at a meager 30 mph on No. 3 Track through PERRY interlocking.
Everyone's favorite electric fast train: The Acela. This one is heading northbound from Washington and New York with Boston as its goal. It is late afternoon on a hazy New York, July 5th.