Train Set 1 In The Desert. When the first ALSTOM/Amtrak Acela 2/Avelia Liberty was released, it was transported to TTCI in Pueblo Colorado for extensive testing prior to the sets operating ... (more)

Daylight Over The Susquehanna. On June 1, 2020, ALSTOM Amtrak Acela II Train Set 2 (AMTK 2103 leading) made a midmorning departure from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to travel to Washington DC... (more)

Three of Amtrak's Avelia Liberty trainsets await the eventual call to service (testing or otherwise) while sitting in storage adjacent to 30th Street Station in Philadelphia. The debut of these t... (more)

Acela II at Princeton Junction: An Alstom Acela II set makes its way back towards Philadelphia after making a test run up to Boston one day earlier.

Long Train At The High Falls. The High Falls in Rochester, New York witnessed their first Amtrak Alstom Acela 2 trainset on Wednesday, July 20, 2022. This, the 4th trainset of the 28 set or... (more)

A Bright Future Ahead: An Acela II set in testing runs through Metuchen near sunset on August 9, 2021.

Crossing Cutler Creek in Corning. Amtrak Train 973 was an extra over Norfolk Southern Corp's network to Amtrak's Keystone Line to deliver ALSTOM Acela II Trainset 3 on Wednesday, November 3, 2021.... (more)

This is the shape of things to come on Amtrak's Northeast Corridor between Washington and Boston, as their new Alstom Avelia Liberty trainset makes an appearance east of New York City for the firs... (more)

First time in your future home. Amtrak's new Alstom Avelia Liberty (Acela 21) finally visited New York Pennsylvania Station for the first time on the night of Thursday, September 24, 2020. It has ... (more)

"Amtrak Avelia Liberty at Nassau" Amtrak's Alstom Avelia Liberty (Acela 21) Test Train heads east past the old Nassau Interlocking Tower at Princeton Junction on the Northeast Corridor.

Acela II on a test run on over the Susquehanna River.

A #newAcela passes over the Susquehanna River for the first time.

For decades Americans have asked, "How come we don't have high speed trains like Europe?" Well, now we will. This is essentially a 5th generation TGV and is rather different than anythin... (more)

For decades Americans have asked, "How come we don't have high speed trains like Europe?" Well, now we will. This is essentially a 5th generation TGV and is rather different than anythin... (more)

For decades Americans have asked, "How come we don't have high speed trains like Europe?" Well, now we will. This is essentially a 5th generation TGV and is rather different than anythin... (more)