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Acela is a brand applied by Amtrak to its high-speed trains along the Northeast Corridor in the Northeast U.S., called Acela Express. Prior to 2003, the Acela Regional name was applied to most local trains on the corridor, now simply called Regional to avoid confusion. The Acela Commuter name was proposed but never used for the Clockers, and Acela Regional was planned for all trains on the Empire Corridor and Keystone Corridor in addition to the Northeast Corridor. Alternate Acela Express logo. ... This article is about the concept in marketing. ... Amtrak is the trademark name of the intercity passenger train system created on May 1, 1971 in the United States. ... TGV R seau class, Marseille St-Charles station This page is about high speed rail in general. ... An Amtrak train on the NEC in New Jersey, as seen from an NJ Transit train. ... The Northeastern United States is a region of the United States of America defined by the US Census Bureau. ... Acela Express (or just Acela) is the name used by Amtrak for the 20 high-speed tilting trains that run between Washington, D.C. and Boston via New York City and Philadelphia along the Northeast Corridor of the United States. ... 2003(MMIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Regional is Amtraks service between Newport News, Virginia and Boston, Massachusetts. ... Regional is Amtraks service between Newport News, Virginia and Boston, Massachusetts. ... The Clocker is an Amtrak train service operating between Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and New York, New York on the Northeast Corridor. ... The Empire Corridor is a term used to refer to the approximately 300-mile corridor between Buffalo and Albany, New York, including the cities Rochester, Syracuse, Utica, and Schenectady. ... The Keystone Corridor is a designated high speed corridor with a 349-mile (562 km) railroad line between Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with a top speed of 90 mph (145 km/h) in some sections. ...


History

In reality, the Acela Regional name was first applied to NortheastDirect trains 130-133 on January 31, 2000. Those trains, 130 and 131 running weekdays only and 132 and 133 running every day, were the first electrified trains to run on the full Northeast Corridor.[1][2] As more trains were electrified, they too were rebranded. Regular Acela Express service began December 11, 2000; at the time there were still part-diesel NortheastDirect trains.[3] On March 17, 2003 the Acela was dropped from the Acela Regional, making the trains simply Regional.[4] Regional is Amtraks service between Newport News, Virginia and Boston, Massachusetts. ... Regional is Amtraks service between Newport News, Virginia and Boston, Massachusetts. ... January 31 is the 31st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... Overhead wire in Coventry, England A railway electrification system is a way of supplying electric power to electric locomotives or multiple units. ... Acela Express (or just Acela) is the name used by Amtrak for the 20 high-speed tilting trains that run between Washington, D.C. and Boston via New York City and Philadelphia along the Northeast Corridor of the United States. ... December 11 is the 345th day (346th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... Diesel fuel is a specific fractional distillate of fuel oil (from petroleum) that is used in a diesel engine invented by German engineer Rudolf Diesel, and perfected by Charles F. Kettering. ... March 17 is the 76th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (77th in Leap years). ... 2003(MMIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Regional is Amtraks service between Newport News, Virginia and Boston, Massachusetts. ... Regional is Amtraks service between Newport News, Virginia and Boston, Massachusetts. ...


External links

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References

  1. ^  Amtrak: News Release - March 9, 1999: Amtrak Rolls Out 'Acela' Service, High-speed Trains for Northeast
  2. ^  Bob Johnston, Amtrak opens Boston electrification, Trains April 2000
  3. ^  Ron Newman, Acela Regional starts Jan 31, 2000, misc.transport.rail.americas January 27, 2000
  4. ^  Bob Johnston, Acela Express begins; NEC schedules revamped, Trains January 2001
  5. ^  Rail Travel News - News Posting March 23, 2003

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Acela Express - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1753 words)
Acela Express (often called simply Acela, leading to early confusion with the Acela Regional and Acela Commuter) is the name used by Amtrak for the high-speed tilting train service operating between Washington, D.C. and Boston via New York City and Philadelphia along the Northeast Corridor in the Northeast United States.
Acela Express trains are the only true high-speed trainsets in the United States.
The electric Acela Express and Acela Regional trains were left stranded wherever they where, including four trains stuck in the North River Tunnel under the Hudson River in New York and one in the B and P Tunnel in Baltimore.
Boston.com / News / Nation / Acela's suspension another blow to rail (488 words)
The Acela Express was supposed to be the driving force behind a new Amtrak: a high-speed train that could travel between Boston and New York in three hours and attract millions of new customers to turn around the struggling national railroad.
Railroad analysts say Acela's passengers are being lured away by low-cost competition, including airlines and buses, and its inability to shake a reputation of delays and breakdowns.
Acela accounts for roughly 20 percent of Amtrak's ridership in the Northeast corridor and about 45 percent of its revenues for that route in the five months ending in February, according to Amtrak's latest monthly performance report.
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