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
Northeast Regional in Madison, Connecticut, in April 2015
An HHP-8 locomotive and Amfleet I cars in Acela Regional branding at South Station in Boston, in March 2002
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
Siemens ACS-64
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The Siemens ACS-64, or Amtrak Cities Sprinter, is an electric locomotive designed by Siemens Mobility for use on the Northeast Corridor and the Keystone Corridor in the northeastern United States. The
Northeast Regional
…location next to Long Island MacArthur Airport. As of 2019, most Northeast Regional trains consist of 7 to 9 Amfleet I passenger cars hauled by an ACS-64 electric locomotive or a P-42DC diesel locomotive. The Amfleet I passenger cars were built by the Budd Company in the mid-to-late 1970s. Most trains…
Amtrak ACS-64 No. 600 with the Crescent in 2021
Amtrak ACS-64 No. 601, testing at Transportation Technology Center on June 8, 2013. 601 was later involved in the 2015 Philadelphia train derailment.
Then-Vice President Joe Biden sits at the controls of ACS-64 No. 600 at a publicity event on February 6, 2014
Amtrak ACS-64 No. 600 leading its first revenue trip on February 7, 2014