Acela
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The Acela is Amtrak's flagship passenger train service along the Northeast Corridor in the Northeastern United States between Washington, D.C., and Boston via 13 intermediate stops, including Baltimor
Acela at Rahway, New Jersey, in May 2021
Acela Express trainset undergoing testing at TTC in 2000
Vice President Joe Biden and Senator Arlen Specter riding the Acela Express to Philadelphia in February 2009
An Acela Regional train at South Station, Boston, in 2002
Northeast Regional
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The Northeast Regional is an intercity rail service operated by Amtrak in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic United States. In the past, it has been known as the NortheastDirect, Acela Regional, or Reg
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…km) of the 457-mile (735 km) route. In fiscal year 2025, Acela carried more than 3.1 million passengers, second only to the slower and less expensive Northeast Regional, which had over 12 million passengers. Ridership was down from the pre-COVID-19 pandemic high of 3,557,455 passengers in 2019. Its 2025 revenue of $570…
Northeast Regional in Madison, Connecticut, in April 2015
The NortheastDirect branding used for most Northeast Regional services between 1995 and 2003
A Northeast Regional crossing the James River near Lynchburg, Virginia, in April 2011