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Amtrak's new Acela gets speed testing ahead of 2021 rollout: "It's going to be a game changer" [View all]
I saw the video this morning, but I couldn't find the story online. Hat tip for the link, millerdc at Trainorders
CBS NEWS October 9, 2020, 10:38 AM
Amtrak's new Acela gets speed testing ahead of 2021 rollout: "It's going to be a game changer"
Amtrak's new Acela, which is America's fastest train, is undergoing speed testing at a sprawling 30,000-acre facility outside Pueblo, Colorado. The rollout of the train continues despite furloughs and possible layoffs at the company due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Next year, the new Acela will start rolling down the tracks between Boston, New York and Washington, D.C. at up to 160 miles an hour.
"It's going to be a game changer for many people," Amtrak Vice President Caroline Decker told CBS News transportation correspondent Kris Van Cleave, who got an exclusive first look at the trains.
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Amtrak's new Acela gets speed testing ahead of 2021 rollout: "It's going to be a game changer"
Amtrak's new Acela, which is America's fastest train, is undergoing speed testing at a sprawling 30,000-acre facility outside Pueblo, Colorado. The rollout of the train continues despite furloughs and possible layoffs at the company due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Next year, the new Acela will start rolling down the tracks between Boston, New York and Washington, D.C. at up to 160 miles an hour.
"It's going to be a game changer for many people," Amtrak Vice President Caroline Decker told CBS News transportation correspondent Kris Van Cleave, who got an exclusive first look at the trains.
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© 2020 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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