Acela Speeds

[TAMR213]

Not for nothing, but CETC-8 is busy pretty much every night giving OOS track to multiple Track Foremen between Menlo and Midway.

[Matt Johnson]

Here's a preview of what's to come! Does this look like more than 135 mph? If so, it was one of the test runs...

ICE through Princeton Junction

[25Hz]

Here's a preview of what's to come! Does this look like more than 135 mph? If so, it was one of the test runs...

ICE through Princeton Junction

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTU4iToKp74

Might be a good comparison?

[25Hz]

After looking at both the ICE train is clearly going faster. Tracks 1 and 4 have a 110 mph speed limit through hamilton as well as the rest of the airport to trenton corridor if i'm not mistaken?

I was walking to the gravel parking lot at hamilton last november when an acela passed through westbound at full speed, it was definitely slower than that ICE train in the video by at least a few mph if not more.

I am curious as to if the outer tracks will be upped to 125 and the inner tracks to 160... 4 tracks to 160 with the amount of transit trains that use them sounds expensive.

[acelaphillies]

From the August/September Amtrak Ink:

High-Speed Testing in New Jersey

Date: September 2012
Location: Trenton to New Brunswick
As part of the $450 million Amtrak received to upgrade Northeast Corridor infrastructure, high-speed testing of 165 mph Acela Express trains will begin in September between Trenton and New Brunswick, NJ

Sweeeeet!!!
Do you think these tests will be ran on weekdays, weekends, and/or nights?

[Matt Johnson]

Wow, awesome! Unfortunately I won't be around to see it, but if any of the test runs occur in daylight hours I'm sure the videos will start showing up on youtube in no time!

Any chance they might push it another 7 mph or so and break the old UA Turbo record?

[acelaphillies]

If any of the test runs occur in daylight hours I'm sure the videos will start showing up on youtube in no time!

Haha, I'll probably (and hopefully ) be one of them!

Any chance they might push it another 7 mph or so and break the old UA Turbo record?

That would be pretty awesome, and it would also be good publicity for Amtrak and the Acela.

[AEM7AC920]

From the August/September Amtrak Ink:

High-Speed Testing in New Jersey

Date: September 2012
Location: Trenton to New Brunswick
As part of the $450 million Amtrak received to upgrade Northeast Corridor infrastructure, high-speed testing of 165 mph Acela Express trains will begin in September between Trenton and New Brunswick, NJ

Sweeeeet!!!
Do you think these tests will be ran on weekdays, weekends, and/or nights?

I would say when there is the least amount of traffic... Nights, weekends etc etc

[R36 Combine Coach]

165 will surpass the 160 mark by the Metroliners in testing in the late 1960s on the same stretch.

[hi55us]

I can already picture the platform at Hamilton packed! Can't wait to see (ride?) it!

[morris&essex4ever]

I can already picture the platform at Hamilton packed! Can't wait to see (ride?) it!

Princeton Junction should get plenty of rail fans too!
Maybe, the "testing" will be on Acelas in revenue service and the engineer will say, "This is a preview of what you'll experience when the upgrades are complete."

[AEM7AC920]

"Wishful Thinking."

[NRGeep]

I wonder if they have plans to eventually increase the Mansfield Ma area (presently 150mph) to 165mph?

[Greg Moore]

I wonder if they have plans to eventually increase the Mansfield Ma area (presently 150mph) to 165mph?

I have yet to see any suggestions of that. I'm not sure if it's a lack of proper track geometry, other train interference, too short to be worthwhile or what.

[25Hz]

Oh my, that would be amazing to see, even if it was at 3 am on a sunday morning.

Please keep us posted!