It's hard to believe these trainsets, my personal favorites, have been zipping up and down the Northeast Corridor for over two decades. As the 2020s roll on, time creeps closer to their eventual r... (more)
2022 Snow Day: Acela Power Car #2022 leads Acela train 2158 past Metuchen, NJ on Friday, January 7, 2022. With the weather, all four pantographs were raised on the set.
An Amtrak Acela Express to Boston passing the Mamaroneck station.
The Canton Viaduct was completed in 1835 by the Boston & Providence Railroad. At the time, it was the largest viaduct in the world with a height of 70 feet and a length of 615 feet. It is the las... (more)
Arriving at BWI
Roaring through New Carrollton, with Washington Metro's Orange Line in the foreground
A northbound Acela Express roars though the Trenton Transit Center en route to Newark, NJ.
Amtrak 2158 might have been the first northbound Acela Express train to operate on the morning after a predicted heavy snowfall led to the shutdown of transportation systems across the New York me... (more)
Tight is an understatement. Acela 2158 runs through the very narrow rock cuts of coastal Connecticut, enroute to Boston.
A Eastbound Acela Express approaches Guilford Interlocking with a Approach shown on Track 2.
Amtrak Acela 2158 approaches the Approach signal at Guilford Interlocking.