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X2000 and ICE trains at New York Penn Station, 1993.

Color film slide showing the X2000 and ICE trains sharing the same platform at New York Penn Station on August 11, 1993.

X2000 and ICE trains at New York Penn Station, 1993.

As Amtrak explored the development of high-speed rail in the early 1990s, it leased two European high-speed trainsets for testing: the Swedish X2000 and the German Intercity Express (ICE). Both trainsets were used in revenue service on the southern portion of the Northeast Corridor in 1993. The equipment was also put on display in cities across the country.

The rare image above shows the two high-speed trains at the same platform in New York Penn Station in August 1993. The X2000 is on the left and the ICE is on the right.

Designed and built by Asea Brown Boveri, Inc. for the Swedish State Railways, the X2000 was tested by Amtrak because it could travel at higher speeds than conventional trains on existing main line track; unlike contemporary French and Japanese high-speed trainsets, it did not require new, dedicated tracks.

Photographer: Ingwar Afeldt. From the Ingwar Afeldt Collection.