I cant believe how unbelievably rude, and heartless our world has become. I took this video at face value, for what it was intended to provide. An entertaining and educational look at the Acela. Since the dawn of social media, everyone has become the ultimate expert in criticising the honest effort of an individual with the lowest form of knuckle scraping language, that believe it or not, still offends. Kudos to the creator of this video. Im sure there will be many who will tell me to f... off in their illiterate righteous indignation. So be it. I will never return to this post. So have at it.

i wish this show was still on TV

"I wouldn't be getting paid Friday." lmao

I traveled on high speed trains in other countries. I can understand why the commentator was so excited. My next mission is the NE corridor at 150 mph!

VERY GOOD AND INERESTING VIDEO!!!!

Hey M'urica ! welcome in the 2000's Europ and Japan have bullet trains since the 80's Cheers !

The power car 2021 is actually one that was leading the train when serving as 2158 to Boston on October 8,2021.

the Acela sure is fast, it also has tech to tilt on curves

I love the first gen Acela. These trains hold a special place in my heart. The first highspeed train in the US, introduced the year I was born. A pioneer in the US highspeed rail industry. And I’m never gonna get to work on one. I bet if Amtrak really put some thought into it, they can try to extend the current sets’ lifespan by at least another 10 years. We’ve got commuter trains and subway cars that are nearing 40 years old. Why can’t the Acela go in for a full-on overhaul? Because Amtrak execs don’t know how to extend a train’s lifespan. Also, I wish this documentary showed more views inside the powercar’s machine room. I’ve only seen glimpses of it from first class, and can’t find any good pics of it online. My curiosity is driving me nuts.

I actually have this documentary downloaded on my old iPod classic. Did this years ago.

Fantastic video! So cool how you show all of the pieces and people that come together to make the Acela possible!

good video

The Pennsy was America's Passenger Line and the Norfolk and Western was America's freight line on the east coast that is.

it go to newark as well witch is in new jersey just to put that in there

Thanks for posting! I think this is a fantastic train addition for this countries vast yet slowly decaying railway network. Alstom is a beast when it comes to churning out these TGV and AGV behemoths. However, I have never found them to be very aesthetically pleasing when compared to the bullet trains of China and the N700 Shinkansen of Japan. They just seem to be sleeker and more appealing to the eye, but on the same note, attractiveness is not the main point behind high speed rail, and if the Acela functions as a legit HSR for the Northeast rail corridor, then I am content with that. After all, it's not about what I want but what works for the corridor and the countless hoards of passengers that need this long overdue addition to the corridor!

LOL! Bullet Train? 150 mph. Damn that's fast! [Sarcasm off] ;-)

186 MPH here in the UK on HS1 and sometimes you don't feel you're moving its that smooth.

Beautiful show

This could have been a nice documentary if it wasnt for the rockmusic and the "action" host.

I built the cabs. Plattsburgh, NY.

I died laughing when he said "lightning fast".

I have to agree with Insta Goat, this was way over the top and pandered to the enth degree that I actually felt sympathetic for how hard they tried to play it up. The narrator was so personable and humble, never cracking edgy jokes or creating awkward moments.

The " host " is a former Maine Central brakeman who was hired to host the " Extreme Trains " series of tv programs. There are 10 shows. When they first announced it I thought great that would be interesting and I was working as a locomotive engineer at the time when I saw the first show. Your absolutely correct, this guy makes a mockery of every rail worker in the US and Canada.

I Really Have A Serious Crush On You Amtrak Acela Express Trains ❤️❤

Hope to get on in 2021 in time for 50th anniversary

This brings back memories I watched this show when I was a kid it's a shame how the Acela is being retired

All your video which you make about trains they are nice but the quality is like you made this documentary in 90

Haha, there were a few times where they sped up the film to make the train look faster!

I love this documentary. Just terrific. I learned a lot about the Acela. I just don't like the whole tie section from like the 1970's

Great Train. Hype-video.

I can not imagine that America only 20 huge speed trains but England has more than 100

Never mind about the camara thing

I've been one one of those trains.

EXTREME TRAINS!

This isn't a documentary, this is a movie. It's in my house.

I've been on it

Does anyone know the music that is used when Matt talks about the train accident in New York?

In a few months, the US is getting another high speed train with similar design in Florida called Brightline. Unlike Acela, it is going to be diesel-electric similar to HST 125. The max speed for Brightline is 125mph, the minimum speed in the US to be considered a high speed train.

1:36 facts about train's operating capacity.

Born in France, The TGV is such a common sight that I am far less impressed than an American when I see a bullet train. I take it tons of time. They have double-deckers ones, low cost no frills ones, and the First Class Eurostar that gives out a free continental meal, wines and all you can drink coffee and tea.

how a amtrak railroad drawbridge work at 33:33 and 35:44 ? I want Walk bridge

it goes "Choo Choo!!!!!!!" lol no offense

Was this released on dvd?

COOOOOOOL

I am in Illinois so nothing like this for us. enjoy your ride that we must pay for !

At first I had a question... As a Canadian, but thinking for America, I wondered when they would see the Acela go South of D.C. However perhaps about 2/3 the way through the video came the answer: money, and the infrastructure cost. One day I would have liked to go from Montreal to Boston by rail, then do the Acela to D.C. and back, but it seems nobody goes Amtrak from Montreal to Boston because the Adirondack southbound arrives in Rensslaer N.Y.after the train from the west thaat goes through Rensslaer to Boston South. While it would not be impossible it would make no sense as one would have an overnight in Rensslaer, and possibly another in Boston before being able to get on the Acela south. If my guess is right that train comes from Chicago, and would have to return there. That seems like a nice add-on to the Acela Network, but possibly even better for going west might be from Penn Station or PHiladelphia to Chicago, via Harrisburg, Pittsburgh and Cleveland. At age 71, I have seen over 1 million Km. not to mention fly and drives in 3 languages in Canada, The U.S. and Dominican Republic. But I no longer drive due to health issues. Maybe, in time I will have the chance when I can afford it to do the Acela ride. ... And maybe then, Amtrak will have opened an Acela route south to Jacksonville, Tampa and Miami.

What was the video you did on the UP FEF-3 844?

Why is the video in 360p ;-; Anyway, I still enjoyed it. I hope we could get some high speed trains here in Canada. Trains are actually fun to ride and I would like to see them get better.

The video is great it's unfortunate that youtube butchered it with the "suggested stabilization"

I like how the thumbnail for this video is a thumbnail for a route in traim simulator 2017

Video appears to be out of focus a lot of the time !

DarcyWLincoln, have you heard that the northeast region is getting an upgrade? Even the acelas will be replaced soon

I miss Extreme trains

When was this made? I'm pretty sure the cities sprinter locomotives, AEM-7's, HHP-8's, DDA40X's, and 3rd Generation GTEL's are higher in power than the acela powercars.

Outdated before it was completed. Very few places it gets up to speed. Cheaper to fly and much faster

"No accidents happen on the NE Corridor." Inb4 2015

America has the best railway system on the planet!

I like your Acela trains because there awesome and super fast

Fun fact: The Glacier Express train, which drives through the Swiss Alps, is with a maximum speed of 40 mph the slowest high speed train in the world :)

why doesnt via rail canada have this????

what is wrong with the video??? it keeps zooming in and out and moving side to side. is that KZfaqs strange anti shake filter?

"The Acela is no regular train, it can tilt." That has been around since the 70s...

Preparations are being made to add Raleigh, Greensboro, Charlotte, Atlanta, and New Orleans.....in the distant future. All of the Norfolk-Southern mainline from Washington to Atlanta is being improved to handle high speed rail. Curves are being taken out, bridges replaced to higher standards, crossings removed, etc. There's still tons of work left before we'll see it happen, if it ever does.

How many trains goes over the bridge 34:04

Why was the show discontinued

is this working now??

Funny, dream on

Extreme Trains series

The TGV and EuroStar would smoke this Acela. Stop being so safe America be like the rest of the world: High speed and fun.

could you sort out the uk rail then as this gose even fast there uk tillting trains penderlino

Wait till 2021 when the Acela is retired :( but luckily for something way better though :)

Nice documentary, but unfortunately it's incomplete. What about the special signalling high speed tracks need & what about the remote traincontrol systems...??? These Amtrak-trains looklike copies from the European TGV-trains. However in Europe (especially in France) such TGV-trains do have special tracksignalling, because riding at 200 MpH you are hardly able to distinguish a red sign from a green one. It also means that such trains carry computerized systems that could influence speed whenever it needs to and that system could remotely be operated by someone at the trackcontroll centre.

Amtrak should instead have a contract with the Japanese Shinkansen. But that would be expensive, but more faster, safest, and maybe the best.

Uh Matt for the TGV its 188mph not 190mph, failed calculation on your part there.

Does anyone know what happened to him ????

i wonder what the actual top speed of that train is unrestricted

Who else was at kingston station when an acela was very very late and the reason why it was so late was because the front power car's pantographs weren't working right?

This is the reason why our nation doesn't need high speed rail. We already have this as an alternative

I don't get why they did choose as crash example a crash of a transrapid instead of a train

Not bad for America, I noticed on the Amtrak website that it states this is the fastest train in the Western Hemisphere though...when it quite clearly isn't LOL

the only stop that he stopped at that iv'e been too is penn staition

The KZfaq stabilization feature being enabled on this…..not great Great documentary, not a great stabilization feature by KZfaq

3:17 Survey says wrong! One locomotive that puts out more horsepower is the NJT ALP-46 at 7,108 HP! (I knew it was baloney when I heard it.)

otimo video, qual a velocidade desse trem ?

You see it would be very difficult to get a high speed network anywhere outside a densely populated area like the Northeast Corridor. Areas like that are the only places Amtrak actually makes any revenue. Everywhere else they lose money and they have only survived on subsidiaries. Also, the Northeast corridor is the only place Amtrak actually owns it's own tracks. Everywhere else they have to use the lines of the other railroad companies. They would need a lot of money to build the tens of thousands of miles of track. Even if they received investment or grants to build their own tracks, they're probably still not going to make money. As far as cross country trips go, most people are going to choose to drive or take a plane. The latter is just as expensive if not less for a ticket. I personally prefer cross country road trips myself. However I do like the idea of taking a train, and not some high speed train to get across the country, just enjoy the few days on a hotel on wheels. Kind of like Santa Fe's old Super Chief which was probably the pinnacle of cross country rail travel. Sometimes I wonder what a trip on that would be like. It just doesn't seem economical for something like that to happen at this point in time.

Cela à la forme du TGV mais ce n'est pas un TGV en cs de déraillement le train se met en accordéon .

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Another Acela Documentary from the History Channel: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/eLqhrLKku7jalqs.html

This would have taken 3-4 hours on the CRH380

I wish Amtrak still went into Grand Central, which is beautiful. The current Penn Station is very ugly.

The Acela is a boss in the US

It only takes 6 & 1/2 hours to drive from DC to Boston by car. So this train doesn't save any time

Japan did 120 miph in 1963 now their Shinkansen (bullet trains) can do almost 200 mph

But it only goes 80 mph most of the time. It goes 150 mph when there's no trains on its track. But sadly it is very rare for the tracks to not be crowded with Amtrak.

Is This thing's Top Speed of 150mph Absolute or is it limited by track speed?

the Acela is just as expensive as a flight.

How fast is that train going again?

I wish this video was 'hosted' by someone who is more professional. This guy is so "golly gee whiz!" Too much feigned awe.

150mph on some parts of the journey ? are you kidding me, French TGV is regularly reaching 200 mph and covers most of the country, hahah

Not titled properly. this is an Extreme Trains episode