A Boston-bound Acela Express shoots through Metuchen, under the backdrop of a pleasant, albeit cold and windy, December sunset.

A southbound Acela Express leans into the super-elevated curve at Claymont, heading south for its next stop at Wilmington, and eventually onto Washington, DC.

An Amtrak Acela speeds past Attleboro, MA.

Acela Express dashes through the snow, proving to airplanes that nothing can stop a train!

"Racing into the Sunset"

Cheetah of the Corridor: The Acela, the fastest train on the Northeast Corridor, is bathed in orange light as it passes Metuchen Station minutes before sunset on Election Day 2019.

Amtrak Acela Express train 2164 approaches Newark Penn Station, running above the massive Gateways to Newark mural, that stretches 1.39 miles along McCarter Highway in the Brick City. Upon its com... (more)

A Golden Opportunity: A slightly late eastbound Acela #2170 meets westbound Acela #2167 at Lincoln Interlocking, just west of Metuchen Station, minutes before sunset on Friday, October 25,... (more)

Acela zips out of the station, while locomotives on the lower level of the station stand ready.

Acela departs Washington Union Station.