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Map of the areas and stations served by Acela in 2006. The Acela (/ ə ˈ s ɛ l ə / ə-SEL-ə; originally the Acela Express until September 2019) is Amtrak's flagship passenger train service along the Northeast Corridor (NEC) in the Northeastern United States between Washington, D.C. and Boston via 13 intermediate stops, including Baltimore, New York City and Philadelphia.
Washington, D.C. – Boston May 1, 1971 April 28, 1973 Colonial: Washington, D.C. – Boston February 15, 1976 June 15, 1976 Newport News – New York City June 15, 1976 February 15, 1977 Replaced Betsy Ross and Mount Vernon. Saturday southbound service originated in Boston. Newport News – Boston February 15, 1977 October 26, 1992
Alexandria and Washington Railroad: Washington City and Point Lookout Railroad: B&O: 1873 1874 Baltimore and Ohio Railroad: Washington City, Virginia Midland and Great Southern Railway: SOU: 1873 1880 Virginia Midland Railway: Washington and Potomac Railroad: 1886 1900 Washington, Potomac and Chesapeake Railroad: Washington, Potomac and ...
While anchored by major cities, long-distance trains also serve many rural communities en route (unlike commercial flights). A minority of passengers ride an entire route at once, with most traveling between a terminus and an intermediate stop. [8] In FY2023, Amtrak's long-distance trains carried 3,944,124 riders, around 14% of the company's ...
A 2011 study estimated that in 2010 Amtrak carried 6% of the Boston–Washington traffic, compared to 80% for automobiles, 8–9% for intercity bus, and 5% for airlines. [92] Amtrak's share of the air or rail passenger traffic between New York City and Boston has grown from 20 percent to 54 percent since 2001, and 75 percent between New York ...
An inter-city train is typically an express train with limited stops and comfortable carriages to serve long-distance travel. Inter-city rail sometimes provides international services. This is most prevalent in Europe because of the proximity of its 50 countries to a 10,180,000-square-kilometre (3,930,000-square-mile) area. [ 1 ]
Between Boston and Washington, the service has overhead electric wires and is pulled by Siemens ACS-64 electric locomotives at speeds up to 125 mph (201 km/h). Northeast Regional trains operating south of Washington, D.C. , into Virginia , and on the New Haven–Springfield Line use GE Genesis diesel locomotives which have a slightly lower top ...
Boston / Brunswick, Maine: 542,639 1,219 [note 4] 148 8 2001 1 12 27 CapMetro Rail: Austin: 485,400 1,600 32 [27] 50 2010 1 9 [27] 28 A-Train: Denton, Texas: 233,500 1,000 21 48 2011 1 6 29 Shore Line East: New Haven: 176,979 600 59 10 1990 1 13 30 Northstar Line: Minneapolis: 142,200 500 40 13 2009 1 7 31 WES Commuter Rail: Beaverton, Oregon ...