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Public Transportation and Smart Growth

VMA131Marine

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3. There are certainly parts of the route where speed is limited

Reply to COLGATE4 (Reply #2)

Fri Oct 9, 2020, 01:23 PM

Oct 2020

But there are also sections where the Acela hits it’s top speed. Unfortunately, there are many places where the Acela has to share the track with other traffic, notably MetroNorth from New Haven to NYC and then again west of the Hudson between NYC and Philly. A dedicated track would be required to have a true high speed line. The train does typically travel much faster than 70 mph though. It’s also a much more pleasant experience than flying.

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Cool. Maybe Joe can commute home from the White House on the Acela Wicked Blue Oct 2020 #1

While the train may be capable of 160MPH COLGATE4 Oct 2020 #2

There are certainly parts of the route where speed is limited VMA131Marine Oct 2020 #3