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March 27, 2013 Frank Brault

Amtrak Acela Express 4:41:37 PM - On its way to Boston.

Clinton, CT USA

The Acela Express...is Amtrak's high-speed rail service along the Northeast Corridor (NEC) in the Northeast United States between Washington, D.C., and Boston via Baltimore, Philadelphia, and New York City.

Acela Express trains are the only true high-speed trainsets in North America; the highest speed they attain is 150 mph (240 km/h), though their average is less than half that speed. Wikipedia

I was on the Clinton Train Station platform when this blew by. There was an announcement to step back behind the yellow line. It is good that I did, as the there was a strong gust of wind as it went by. :)

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Walter Otto Koenig28-Mar-2013 16:06
Cool shot of this sleek looking train. I like your perspective. I used to regularly take the Amtrak between DC to NYC, the fastest it would make it was about 3 1/2 hours. I was told that a lot of the tracks could not take high speed. Still faster than flying, not to mention driving. "V"