UAC TurboTrain
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The UAC TurboTrain was an early high-speed, gas turbine train manufactured by United Aircraft that operated in Canada between 1968 and 1982 and in the United States between 1968 and 1976. It was one of the first gas turbine-powered trains to enter service for passenger traffic, and was also one of the first tilting trains to enter service in North America.
A VIA Rail TurboTrain in October 1980
Turbo in DOT paint prior to Amtrak's inception, 1971
An Amtrak TurboTrain arriving at Ann Arbor, Michigan, in September 1971
An Amtrak TurboTrain on display at Transpo '72
Acela
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The Acela 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. Acela trains are the fastest in the Americas, reaching 150 miles per hour (240 km/h), but only over 49.9 miles (80.3 km) of the 457-mile (735 km) route.
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