The Acela Express is a high-speed trainset that Amtrak introduced in 2000 on its Northeast Corridor route linking Boston, New York and Washington, the fastest passenger train in regular service in North America. Built with a tilting mechanism to take curves at higher speed on a route largely shared with slower conventional and freight traffic, it has served as Amtrak's premium service on its busiest corridor for more than two decades.
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SignificanceAmtrak flagship on the Northeast Corridor and the fastest train service in the Americas 1 Manufacturer or BuilderBombardier and GEC Alsthom (now Alstom) 1 FAQs
Does the Acela run at its top speed along the whole Northeast Corridor?
Only for about 40 miles of its 457-mile route.
No. Acela trains are the fastest in the Americas, with a top speed of 160 miles per hour (260 km/h), but they can run that fast for only about 40 miles (64 km) of the 457-mile (735 km) route.
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Source American-Rails.com: Amtrak Acela ExpressIntroductionQuote, Introduction
It was manufactured by Bombardier and Alstom; the former is headquartered in Montreal, Quebec and the latter in Saint-Ouen, France.
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Source American-Rails.com: Amtrak Acela ExpressIntroductionQuote, Introduction
It was manufactured by Bombardier and Alstom; the former is headquartered in Montreal, Quebec and the latter in Saint-Ouen, France.
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1. Wikipedia: Acela Express
WikipediaHistory, Background section
A consortium of Bombardier (75%) and GEC Alsthom (now Alstom) (25%) was selected in March 1996.
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Acela trains are the fastest in the Americas, with a top speed of 160 miles per hour (260 km/h), qualifying as high-speed rail, but only for about 40 miles (64 km) of the 457-mile (735 km) route.
In Group: Intercity Trainsets of Britain and the United States, Lead sentence
The Acela ( ə-SEL-ə; originally the Acela Express until September 2019) is Amtrak's flagship passenger train service along the Northeast Corridor (NEC) in the Northeastern United States between Washington, D.C., and Boston via 13 intermediate stops, including Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York City, and Providence.
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