Yeah. It may shave a few minutes off the Acela's times. Top speed was never the issue, it rarely is on most HSR systems.

Most likely, the body tilt system will allow these trains to corner faster. Alstom has pendolino trains, they are used in areas where there are many turns due to the terrain or the old railway network.

We have a spreadsheet keeping track of the trainset numbers.

Probably because almost all of it is owned by the freight companies. Running this type of service requires electrification, track improvements (like grade separation or straightening and leveling sections) which I doubt the freight companies will approve. Amtrak owns the entire NEC between Washington DC and Boston so, after electrification and improvements, it could offer faster and frequent services of regional trains and the Acela HSR service.There are plans yo build a dedicated HSR (depending on the plan between 200 kph/125 mph to 250 kph/255 mph and up to full 300 kph/186 mph) but this has been going for quite a while with many changes and time is running out as I'm not sure the next government (which will most likely be conservative) will support such a plan.

@@AL5520 I think Connecticut is the last thorn in full speed all the way up the NEC due to some areas with sharper curves and a few remaining grade crossings that cant be closed. some google shows all are in one county where the tracks hug close to the coast and so the crossings cannot be closed due to them being the only access points for communities and a ferry. Its unfortunate that good passenger rail is so political here in the US, Especially as planners start to realize that one more lane never solves traffic. but good trains between near city groups are fantastic. I've taken the Acela from Philly to Boston and its a nice ride, much more enjoyable than driving and no anal probing by TSA security theater like flying. Also train seating remembers most humans have legs.

The rain

Most likely there is ice on the wire. Look how electric trains spark in winter in cold countries, like Russia, for example.

also sorry for being in your shot at 1:00

The trains with cab cars are all likely Keystones, which have to switch directions leaving Philadelphia when they switch between the NEC and Keystone corridors.

Amtrak Keystone service.

The metroliner cabs are getting old and becoming more unreliable. Lots of cab signal failures making them non-compliant and unable to lead a train.

@@FanRailer thx for the reply clearing that up.

I thought the ACS-64 would have been retired by 2022, I’m impressed to see it still haul trains!

No, it’s because they’re designed to run that way, much like their French TGV cousins. The two power cars are electrically connected by a high voltage cable, so when one pan is up, both power cars are energized.

They have a high voltage power bus on the roof to power both units with a single pan, like the TGV.

That's usual practice for TGV-designed trainsets, that New Avelias are

Shut up, it was clearly fast. You just want something to complain about. I bet you didn't even watch the video.

Lmao what are you talking about? There is a pantograph on each power car….

There is a pan on each power car. Also, if the pan fails, even if there are two, it usually brings the train to a halt anyway because the wire often comes with it.

@@FanRailer My bad. 3rd viewing of a video of an AVELA, I saw it on the trailing power car. ACELAs run with both pantographs up, AVELAs use only one.

@@FanRailer why does the Avela only use one pantograph

@@zazaranger5 having one pan up reduces unnecessary wear and allows one pan to be available in the event of a one becoming damaged. They’re able to do this because there is a 25kv wire running the length of the train on the roof of the passenger cars, enabling power from one pantograph to power both power cars. The rear most pan is usually up because if the driver spots overhead wire damage ahead he has more time to react and put the pan down, potentially saving the pantograph. 2 other negligible reasons for using the rear pan are that it’s more aerodynamic and that as the interface material on the pan head wears down the debris doesn’t go all over the roof making it dirty…