Acela Express passing track inspectors, 2010.

Color photograph showing Acela Express train No. 2159 passing track inspectors at milepost 87 on the Northeast Corridor.

<i>Acela Express</i> passing track inspectors, 2010.

Photograph Details

Date Archived:: May 2, 2011
Geography:: Northeast
Decade:: 2010s
Data Format:: Image
Route:: Acela Express
Date Created:: April 29, 2010; Download the full-sized version of this photo

The Acela Express train sets were designed and manufactured by a consortium of Bombardier and Alstom. Each of the 20 train sets includes six passenger cars between two power cars at each end. To prepare for the arrival of high-speed rail service in 2000, the northern end of the Northeast Corridor between New Haven and Boston was electrified, which included the installation of catenary poles, wires and electrical substations.

Photograph by, and courtesy of, George Pitz.