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RandomNumbers

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1. Isn't Amtrak rolling out new Acela trains starting this year?

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Sat Aug 16, 2025, 06:02 PM

Aug 16

I can't get past the paywall but I swear the train in the image at the top just looks like an Acela. Or at least like the new ones they are rolling out.

It may not be "high speed rail" by the standards of other countries, but it sure beats any other rail in the US.

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Isn't Amtrak rolling out new Acela trains starting this year? RandomNumbers Aug 16 #1

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