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The Fastest Train You Can Ride In America Is This New Iconic 160 MPH Amtrak Train

The vast majority of train trips in America are pretty leisurely and slow. Most of the time, train travel is a romantic way to get around, but it’s not necessarily a fast one. That is, unless you live ...
AOL

Amtrak to Roll Out Its Fastest and Most Luxurious Trains: Dates and Routes Revealed

After decades of watching European and Asian travelers zip along at lightning speeds while American trains crawled behind freight traffic, rail enthusiasts finally have something to celebrate. Amtrak ...

When something goes wrong at 186 mph: Inside the fast-reaction world of high-speed train drivers

Behind more than 70 million high-speed rail services a year lies a web of safety systems. At nearly 200 mph, even a single failure can have dramatic consequences.
E&E

America’s fastest train rolls into a foggy future for passenger rail

Amtrak’s brand new Acela trains enter service under a Trump administration that’s more selective in supporting transit projects It was sunny and temperate as Amtrak’s inaugural Acela Avelia Liberty ...
Yahoo

The top 10 fastest trains in the world, ranked

The new Amtrak Acela fleet will run at a top speed of 160 mph.SAUL LOEB / AFP Amtrak launched a new, faster line of Acela trains on August 28. The NextGen Acela trains can reach a top speed of 160 mph ...
Men's Journal

America’s Fastest Passenger Train Now Serves This Major City

View post: I Raced Through the Colorado Mountains in the La Sportiva Prodigio Pro and Now I Don’t Want To Run in Any Other Trail Shoe Millions of Americans travel around the country on a daily basis.