Acela

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Acela is Amtrak’s high-speed train service in the Northeast Corridor, known for providing the fastest intercity rail travel in the United States between cities like Boston, New York, and Washington, D.C.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf high-speed rail service
passenger rail service
brandedAs Acela self-linksurface differs
surface form: Acela Express
classOffered Business Class
First Class
country United States of America
surface form: United States
electrification 12 kV 25 Hz AC overhead line
12.5 kV 60 Hz AC overhead line
25 kV 60 Hz AC overhead line
endPoint Washington, D.C.
hasWebsite https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
inception 2000
manufacturerOfRollingStock Alstom (formerly Bombardier Transportation)
surface form: Alstom

Alstom (formerly Bombardier Transportation)
surface form: Bombardier Transportation
maximumServiceSpeed 150 mph
240 km/h
notableFeature fastest intercity train service in the United States
tilting trainsets for higher speeds on curves
operator Amtrak
ownedBy Amtrak
primaryCorridor Northeast megalopolis
surface form: Boston–Washington corridor
railwayLineUsed Northeast Corridor
rebrandedAs Acela self-link
regionServed Northeastern United States
surface form: Northeast United States
routeLength approximately 457 miles
approximately 735 kilometers
safetySystem Automatic Train Control
surface form: Advanced Civil Speed Enforcement System

Positive Train Control
servesCity Baltimore
Boston, Massachusetts
surface form: Boston

New York City
Philadelphia
Washington, D.C.
servesStation Pennsylvania Station (Baltimore)
surface form: Baltimore Penn Station

South Station
surface form: Boston South Station

Penn Station (New York City)
surface form: New York Penn Station

30th Street Station
surface form: Philadelphia 30th Street Station

Union Station
surface form: Washington Union Station
serviceEntry December 2000
serviceType premium business service
startPoint Boston, Massachusetts
trackGauge 1,435 mm
standard gauge
usesRollingStock Acela self-linksurface differs
surface form: Acela Express trainset

Avelia Liberty trainset

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Amtrak majorRoute Acela
Northeast Corridor usedBy Acela
this entity surface form: Amtrak Acela
Acela usesRollingStock Acela self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Acela Express trainset
Acela brandedAs Acela self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Acela Express
Acela rebrandedAs Acela self-link
NRPC hasService Acela
Amtrak Acela (premium service on same corridor) brandName Acela
subject surface form: Amtrak Acela
Amtrak Acela originalBrandName Acela
this entity surface form: Acela Express
Amtrak Acela brandName Acela
Amtrak Acela rollingStockModel Acela
this entity surface form: Acela Express trainsets
Amtrak Empire Service connection Acela
this entity surface form: Acela (via New York Penn Station)
Pennsylvania Station serves Acela
this entity surface form: Acela service