As a Japanese tourist, I found my train trip from Boston to NYC quite pleasant. Very spacious and hella historic views. I miss those days before COVID....
Me too, I wanted to ask my parents to visit japan in early 2020 but covid came out of the blue and ruined it all, but now that people are being vaccinated against the virus, we are getteing closer to normal life
This train is a great advancement for America. However, to really "launch" the high-speed rail industry in America, you must expand beyond the NEC into places such as the Empire and Keystone corridors. Infrastructure is also a problem. The Northeast's infrastructure needs upgrading to allow for higher speeds out of the new Avelia Liberty trainsets. The Acela Express is the only Amtrak train with first class, but it is also the only without coach class. If the Avelia Liberty has coach class, that may increase ridership on the trainsets. Also, the old Acela Express trainsets shouldn't be retired. They could continue their lives on the Northeast Regional, Keystone and Empire lines. I really hope Amtrak lives on and modernizes America's railway. Please, don't give up, and please, make America's railway the best in the world again!
DërKönigOpal yeah and the Acela is currently one of Amtrak’s few profitable routes so they should run it on the Keystone Corridor and as a hybrid between Liberty and Ne Regional.
America will give up and give Praise Thee Jesus to the Chinese, Japanese and Europeans for a job wekll done in their respected countries while accepting welfare checks from their won gobemint!!!!
I suggest the Hiawatha, it's already one of amtrak's busiest lines. Make an Express train directly from Milwaukee to Chicago and one that stops at every station. It's also only like a hundred miles and could be shortened to a one hour trip.
Yeah the Acela is a train I absolutely love, but I've never ridden on. I can't justify the ticket price. I really doubt they're running the Train full all the time, so if they could at least add one coach car, they probably have massively increased ridership. But really more than anything they need to update all the rails so that the trains can actually run at their maximum speed. Acela doesn't even get to max out, so this train will certainly not. we also need to make the right to a little more efficient, I've heard that Boston actually has two or three stops just for the Acela with in one city. The Acela should be running two major stations like pain mainly, for local transport people can hop on the local Subways and such
They are. The Northeast corridor is already mostly owned by amtrak, over 80% of it, meaning they have priority over freight. All the upgrades being performed are at nec.amtrak.com/projects
Well, yeah, the shear comparison in land mass alone proves that. We have a lot more space than the EU. This is why high speed rail isn't economically feasible.
Getting good train sets isn’t hard. The track infrastructure is the bigger issue here in the states. Outside the NEC and a couple other places Amtrak is at the mercy of the freight companies. So they don’t exactly have much dedicated ROW trackage of their own to run fast trains on. Even the NEC needs work, but it’s the best we got for now.
15-hr delay due to repairs of tracks owned and operated by BNSF/CN/CP. Alternate offered, a cramped/non-accessible coach bus to Chicago. A crabby driver to boot, had no clue where to drop us off at Union Station. Dreading the trip home from Chicago.
amtrak: Building trains for America better! congress: cancel the project we are going to fight a pointless war in Iraq and need the funding from Amtrak to the army. amtrak: DAMNITT
One of my dreams is to one day see a vast network of high speed rails stretching across our nation. That would be so cool and an incredible improvement to our infrastructure. I’m tired of planes 😅
@@omarguerra1838 I’m well aware of the Interstate system. But that’s not used for people in a rush. It’s almost 3,000 miles NYC to LA. A high speed rail line that went non stop at 300 MPH would still twice as long as a plane. And a perfectly straight line at that speed doesn’t exist anywhere in the world. It’s a fantasy.
@@FFred-us9tw no no I get you. But trains have never been around straight lines. What a train has that a plane doesn’t is its versatility. A whole network connecting all of America with HSR means many stations to middle of nowhere in between cities. Small towns etc etc. at insane speeds. Meaning better than car and for certain ovation even better than plane. Of course flying from one side of the country to the other is way better but people don’t make that trip every day. I mean the interstate goes from east to west and north to south. Think about it when have you ever used the whole stretch. You probably The point is that it exist and that at any point you can use it. Why spend 300 dollars to go from Omaha to LA in 2 hours plus airport times when with HSR you could pay 120 for what 4-5 hours? In car that takes 24 hours. Plus just like the interstate Instread of using it to go from district to district in 20 minutes. I can use HSR from neighbor city to neighbor city in 20 minutes whenever I am not doing big long roadtrips. I would argue US is THE perfect size for a super awesome HSR network
Dear Amtrak, I am giving you a warm thank you to new technologies on The Northeast Regional Rail! Both Amtrak and Alstom Company are great at designing new trains for the future! Sincerely, Nunu Marie.
That’s because Amtrak ORIGINALLY wanted to make their own train, but they jumped on another HSR project with a company in Europe to cut corners. Lol. In reality, the train is a jumbled piece of crap. The reason the engines looks different from the coaches is because they ARE different. Two different models mashed into one. The reason this stupid train is so late is because Amtrak was being used by Alstom as guinea pigs to test the train for the European company. They are just too prideful and stupid to admit it.
so pretty much this is shit that America should have had years ago. I love how they are presenting this as if it's totally new undeveloped technology. America's got a lot of catching up to do
They never said is was undeveloped or totally new concept. In fact in the video and in the news reports they explain that it's being used in several countries with a proven track record. With that being said it is new for the US.
Europe: We have high speed trains on a few lines! What do you have USA? USA: The US Constitution and individual rights which are paramount here. What do you have Europe? Europe: We have high speed trains on a few lines! HA! Beat that!
@@lesliedodds4011 I was pointing out that instead focusing on one thing Europe has, perhaps Europe should focus more on improving individual rights and freedom for people.
dear American government and state governments, IT'S THE TRACKS THAT ARE THE ISSUE with the Northeast corridor, and American trains overall!! your new trains won't mean much if the old thoroughfares they travel keep them slow as the current acelas. I address America, because multiple freight companies and other organisations own the majority of tracks used by Amtrak
If there was a high speed section of track all the way from the bottom of the north east corridor to the top and high speed trains to run it, Amtrak would not not be so poor
You're absolutely right, the Acela has never been used to its max potential, the infrastructure is what needs the updating...not the Acela trains themselves!
@@Someonesaidthis Well, they got the money so it's coming. So jealous here in California. Ours is like 10 years away. I mean I hope it's not longer :))
its the SAME train like the french hight speed train TGV... stricly the same.. The difference between both : USA discover high rail speed when Europ use it since 25 years
It's not a TGV. But TGV-derived. This new Acela is a tilting train ( -> Pendolino tech), is an EMU (the TGV has two power cars coupled to un-powered coaches), and can have coaches added or removed easily (the TGV consists in fixed trainsets, coaches can be split only at a depot)
really? If it's a Pendolino derivtive it will be again two power cars with unpowered coaches. It won't, also, ever even think of reaching 220mph, that sounds like some top-class bs. I that thing even reaches commercial 300km/h that'll be already impressive.
Better late than never USA.. That's actually exciting news to hear were finally joining the new generation of speed train travel.. I'm hoping in the soon future, it evolves into a faster moving train, with connections to top major cities, and secondary cities, giving everyone Amtrak as as an option of travel.. Nice job though
Lol.. Yea no kidding, or Los Angeles to San Francisco.. As for the rest of us in America, we're still in the 80's for rail commute.. America used to be the one country a lot of other countries dreamed of becoming.. We stopped advancing, while those countries that were once dreaming, put many people to work and literally left us in the dust,( with our eighties and nineties technology ).. Those countries are now twenty to thirty years ahead of us.. What have we been doing that whole time? I'd have to guess making weapons, and golf courses
I wish Amtrak would have more direct routes throughout the US, not just in the Northeast. I would not mind paying the surcharge like they have in Europe on sparsely populated lines. I'm sure I'm not alone; more people have to be interested in something better than our airlines or driving forever.
I agree, but sadly when we wait this long to get in the game, like we did, and have a stubborn traditionalist population, like we do, we needed to guarantee them it works, and what works looks Asian/Euro. Snooze you lose I guess?
@@bruh-qq1sx Japans maglev still is not in use by the public after all these years. To bring them up here I think, will be no different from saying how a car in the factory is the world's most efficient vehicle. The TGV POS is not even as fast as the Shanghai Maglev.
It's so fun to see all of the European people that comment on American train videos; I think you guys are just big egomaniacs. I'm from Spain myself and I quite understand the point of why there's no high speed trains in America and why people use the plane more than the train. First of all the US is much larger than any European country (excepting Russia) and adapting, renewing old lines or building new ones would cost billions of dollars and take a lot of time to do; even if it was to be done, it would still be a financial suicide taking in consideration that America is less densely populated than most European countries, and also cities are much further apart from each other than any place in Europe. Then we have to consider that America has a lot of different landscapes, ranging from floodplains to desserts, and it would take lots of money to maintain both the rails and the trains themselves. Also disasters like tornadoes, earthquakes, landslides, hurricanes and floods happen too so rail infrastructure would have to be repaired. And why do Americans use the plane more than the rail? Because of time; even if the train was as fast as any European high speed trains, it would still take ages to get from LA to NY or from Dallas to Chicago, because for the sake of economical sustainability it would have to stop in every mid-size town to make it profitable, while planes can go directly to their destinations without doing many or no stops in its way.
...China has a larger land mass than the Continental US. it also has just as challenging Geography as we do. Yet they are embarking on a programme to build a national network of high speed passenger and even freight rail lines, not just a few "select" corridors. To tell the truth I'd rather take say 20 - 24 hours from Seattle to Chicago on a high speed train than be wedged into that torture device known as an airline coach seat and have someone effectively sitting in my lap for several hours, be treated like crap by the cabin crew, and deal with the indignity of TSA screening as well as worrying if items from my luggage will be pilfered and have to deal with getting into the city when the train travels direct from city centre to city centre. It's not because we don't have the technological resources to do it, it's that we don't have political wherewithal to let it happen.
...while we have been going into massive debt preparing for and fighting pointless wars that only make more enemies so the MICC has more wars to keep it in business. Our currency is a joke as well, total fiat with nothing backing it. I'd rather have the trains.
ItsMyDank747-400 its bull shit i rode the aclea for a long time that train is part of. my life the new train go away send it pass washington like Raleigh nc
Typical gamer YEAH WE DONT NEED THE AVELIA!!!!!! WE DONT CARE ABOUT CHINA AND THEYRE 300 MPH TRAINS, WE CARE ABOUT OUR RELIABLE AND BEAUTIFUL SYSTEM, WE DONT NEED 160+ MPH TRAINS!!
@@mythrin yes, I know. But it's hard for me to control myself from saying that. Sorry that I changed the topic and I have to admit us railway is not the best
Here is some perspective. The US has a population of 319M and 300 Train Journeys per Day . France has a population of 66M and has 14,000 Train Journeys per Day of which 800 are High Speed.
France is a very small country you shoud compare USA with EU and France with Wisconsin, California ou Montana. For french people driving through Montana was such an experience as landing on the moon. No comparison is possible 60M vs .9M inhabitants. An we have no (or very rare) bears. ;-)
+Philippe Durand If we compare the United States to the EU, the comparison will still be unfavorable for the United States. Comparisons, however, are possible because, although we have large swathes of sparsely populated land, we also have large cities within largely urbanized regions. It's a shame that the United States doesn't have high speed rail but this development is a great start and in the region that would benefit most from it.
Considering all of the speed restrictions on the Northeast Corridor, much like the Acela, these trains will hit top speed for all of 30 seconds through Kingston then slow back down to Metro North speeds for the rest. You can upgrade tracks and catenary lines all you want. Good luck straightening out all the massive curves when buildings are in the way.
They are fixing the problem the real problem is not Amtrak it is those DC bureaucrats and the Democrat Party since Clinton's time they have not given Amtrak their money it was Clinton who put Joe Boardman in there Boardman is not a railroad man he is a bureaucrat because of Boardman the Pioneer and Desert Wind got the axe because the Boardman the Northeast Corridor was not improved when the Acela arrived because of Boardman the Empire Builder is over-staffed overburdened can always late because of Boardman the regionals are always late because of Boardman the Zephyr is not reliable and it only serves a few stops and always faces outages when there are avalanches in the Rockies because of Boardman the Southwest Chief has not been rerouted and they did not negotiate with BNSF for trackage rights and they are being jerks because their own but that Robber Baron Warren H. Buffett because of Boardman long-distance trains are not allowed on the east coast in the sunset limited has not been returned to service all because of one stupid accident was caused by a tugboat because of Boardman the coast Starlight had to take up all the road and there is no way for it to turn around at the stations which are blocked by commuter trains and because of Boardman Chicago is a mass Metra is hording the rails and Amtrak's equipment is outdated unreliable and not efficient they are still going off the Democrats budget a budget That was supposed to be cut when President Bush took office but was reinstated when Obama took power only one project got done Englewood Junction is not the choke point in Chicago the choke point is Belt yard outside of Union station Boardman knows this and he didn't fix it because of three things and they are Metro the Federal Railroad Administration including CSX cause of a monopoly in Chicago and project tiger which is operated by Obama Joe Boardman has failed and has been kicked out of office Wick is now the boss he has spent most of his life at Norfolk Southern he's been there he served as an engineer he's been to Chicago he knows what it's like and he intends to fix it and he intends to fix the Northeast Corridor also and the whole system but it won't happen until Congress give them their money and abolishes project tiger and replaces it with a new Transportation bill with gives money to Interstate 11 Amtrak and all of the railroads in the United States project tiger was proposed by democrats key among them that Jack Mormon Harry Reid that liberal witch Nancy Pelosi Bill Nelson of Florida and Chambers in Connecticut others people who were behind that bill were Hoyer and Makolsky of Maryland and from Illinois Durbin and Obama himself. With Trump now the president and Wick now the head of Amtrak we are going to drain the swamp Amtrak is going to get her money and we are going to get all of our railroads back Amtrak is going to use every cent of their money to replace their Fleet and get service back on all the lines.
Aaron Peavler/Geomodelrailroader Railroad Photography still a slight issue. u still need money. politics doesn't help, but upgrading transportation systems costs a lot of money.
I love Amtrax and I MUST support our US rail system! Now that I am back in an area with Amtrax, I must make it a point to travel at least once a year via Amtrax!!! Beautiful train!!!
2:06 just at the last second of that clip. I like how that man just walks up from the bar and approaches the cashier with absolutely no regard to the line in front of him whatsoever XD
The video is Slick and the proposed Rolling Stock looks quite advanced. UNFORTUNATELY, the TRACKS in the USA will never support true HIGH SPEED because no one wants to pay for the upgrades. As of today the ACELA , which is the current USA High Speed, can only do TRUE Speed on a small stretch of track .in the Northeast. It would be a Win-Win if it actually could be achieved. Living in Germany I know and appreciate true High Speed Train travel. Best of Luck in the project, it is truly long overdue in America.
2021-2025 and what they would have needed is borrow European Train control system since that signaling system used by European high-speed rail it's meant for speeds reaching 220 mph-250 mph 350-400 km/h. Current signal system is up to 170 mph 270 km per hour this was how the original TVM 300 French high speed rail signal system once operated until an upgrade in 1990 & 1994 Channel tunnel Paris North Station originally Waterloo London United Kingdom now St Pancras max speed 185 mph 300 km/h. 2006 200 mph Paris Eastern France & Frankfurt rhein-main Air Force Base via Kaiserslautern US Army base.
It’s not the tracks causing the problems. It’s the pantographs on the trains that are not working because alstom designed them really poorly.@@MsCafecito
It's so funny how the Acela can go 160-170 mph yet Amtrak won't allow it despite having one of the greatest safety records of any high speed train in the world, it's like they want us to be late
Nicholas Mulder they have a good record because their trains are slow as shit. Plus ever heard of the shinkansen? Not a single death and it goes 200mph+
Yeah let just replace all railway bridges/tunnels/viaducts every 5 years so its all new......are you f%@#*&$ kidding me.....people around the world use that kind of infrastructure that was built 50+ years ago.....cause i know this might be foreign to most modern Americans but there WAS a point in history when Americans oh I don't know 'BUILT THINGS TO LAST'!!!!! Also the concept of over engineering a bridge is a completely foreign concept to you isn't it? Why would a railway engineer ever only build a bridge/Tunnel to only handle what was currently available???? That is an incredibly stupid idea cause guess what once something only marginally faster/longer/heavier/taller came out WELP time to start over????? No railroad would pay for something with that short of a life span....railroads are all about longevity and getting long lasting value for their limited investment capital.
lineinf332 Could you link me to which TGV/Shinkansen/Chinese HSR have bridges and tunnels that old? Lol @ NEC trains having to significantly slow down for and even stop for drawbridges. Ahaha
Our TGV (i'm french) run through old and new lines. High speed lines (speed over 200km/h, usually 320 km/h) are all new ones with new tunnels and new bridges. Between France and England the tunnel under the sea is totally new, thus making London 2:20 away from Paris ; city center to city center.
I finally found the vidoe i Use to always watch when i was younger i was Thinking it was the ice 3 But now i finally found it i always used to watch this video because it was so interesting!!!
I can't imagine they're planning to hike the price much in conjunction with more frequent service. Higher price = less ridership, and presumably they want to have the trains filled as much as possible.
I also like this livery more than what they ended up going with. It's still a good project, but what's even more disappointing is that the locomotives are now flat on the sides, and the coaches are round - unlike in this video. It's a problem both aesthetically and because it increases noise pollution when the train is passing by.
Im from 2019 and this train isn’t out and the Chinese and Germans and Frenchs and Spain and Portugal and Japanese have faster trains. Edit: The testing phase just began in 2020 lol
Ho Lee Fuk oh soo you say that everyone in USA owns a plane? And every country has a freight train. In Romania we have many freight trains but each freight train is owned by a private company. And your comment is stupid.
Yeah unfortunately we don't invest enough in infrastructure, it still pisses me off that during the recession all the governors shot down Obama's plan to expand the rails. Say what you will about the guy but a nice Public Works and infrastructure project like that is exactly what you're supposed to do did you create work, not just give money away to the car companies and Banks
@@Cards8114 - well they Don't have Dual Rails, Overhead wires or even Conical Wheels. and AMTRAK in the West cant even Tilt into Corners. its OUTDATED Technology with an OUTDATED mindset. the AMTRACK trains in my area have to Contend with Slow Freight Trains and are FREQUENTLY late, because of Outdated Technology.
It’s nothing like the animation mate, very different. Would have liked this liveyy try in the animation better, it’s fine if it goes faster than the old one. Just don’t really like the horn though 😐
Pardon, ce TGV français d'Alstom a été repeint pour quel marque de boisson? Sorry, this French TGV from Alstom has been repainted for which brand of drink?
@@azelsaga6921 I think this model was specifically developed for the US based on the same model as the new TGV trains. The US rail safety standards are considerably more stringent so they have to literally reengineer the entire train. That's why Alstom is building the new Acela trains here and even have a pretty large local engineering department to deal with the design changes. Unfortunately, this also means that the trains are a lot more expensive.
@@TohaBgood2 Hello I see you seem interested in the project Maybe this video will interest you (english subtitles available) ua-cam.com/video/Rn7dIZBAEnI/v-deo.html
This new type of "next generation" of Acela/Avelia Liberty would be good for it's company being made by Alstom, a comfortable, soft and aerodynamic ride! Alstom should really put this in by this month!
I’m excited for this new set of train cars although I think the high speed service could really use an expansion. Currently Acela only operates on the Northeast Corridor, a route already operated and used by many other services. I think that with the new trains cars should also come new high speed routes on other corridors such as in California and the Cascades. International high speed would also be a great addition, such as a route from Windsor in southern Canada to Chicago via Detroit:
+Fréderic Euvrard no, it's been tested and it's a reality bro. But the politics are getting in the way. Big oil and politicians will not approve it until further into the future,or else it will cut into billions of their revenue.
You're right, almost 99% of the US's track is owned by freighter companies, only the northeast corridor and a small section by the Great Lakes is owned by Amtrak.
Speaking in 2020, I'm quite surprised the finished product looks almost identical to the render, minus the different paint scheme. Not sure how long red undersides will last with all the dirt and grime the Acelas pick up in service, but other than the numberboard, it's basically the same train. Well done, Alstom, not many concepts survive the process of becoming a reality so well.
Are you saying its in service ? It needs to replace all the aging rail cars , of amtrak. The old rail cars are dirty. And horrible. They are from the 70s. ..what a joke amtrak has become.
Well how about that. This new Amtrak train will sure bring in more riders and commuters to get to know where they are going. Glad that everyone will love it in the near future. : )
There's a lot of railway history and a great network in the US; but I'm really surprised that the US are so far behind when it comes down to a good high-speed train network; Riding the high speed train in Germany is so common and even small towns are connected to the network which reaches throughout the whole country and to the neighbouring countries
obviously because there aren't many alternative choices to travel fast. Besides the short-distance lights within Germany, we have the highways with most parts having no speed limit and the trains with a tight high-speed train network. Even some regional express trains, usually not classified as such, are high-speed trains. Looking at the large central stations, there are high speed trains arriving and leaving every few minutes
On which information do you base your statement that we can't really drive anywhere? We have highways without any speed limit at all ... how do you think that we can't drive anywhere?
2016: we are cooking!
2024: our locomotives are not working and the windows are breaking!
easier said than done lol
Surfliner in a nutshell:
2030: we are bankrupt!
That would be same if Penn Central went bankrupt like in 1970@@DavidErmakov
From just a dream on UA-cam to real life, the Avelias are here. And are not ready to ride next year. Great job Amtrak.
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You're saying you want to cut people ?
are the trains live yet
Wtf lolz
Alstom is at fault. SNCF ordered them and is also having problems with Alstom.
For some weird reason the words “high speed” and “Amtrak” just don’t seem to fit together for me...
But it is a new revolution. Even though the Japanese are show offs. Damn you Shinkansen
Lol
@@Kasmuller yes Britain was first but i wouldn't say we are the worst but they are pretty shit tho
made by a French company
I have always jokingly called Amtrak derailway
As a Japanese tourist, I found my train trip from Boston to NYC quite pleasant. Very spacious and hella historic views. I miss those days before COVID....
Me too, I wanted to ask my parents to visit japan in early 2020 but covid came out of the blue and ruined it all, but now that people are being vaccinated against the virus, we are getteing closer to normal life
こういうのを見るととても行きたくなりますよね..
@@bluepine1 わかりみ…
if you want to travel to see the view, take slower train, want to travel for work etc, take fast train like the ones in Japan, china
Yup and we wont miss the days of orange bloatus, hello amtrack joe
I hope this train runs on it's own rail line and not run on a fright line.
Well it wouldn't be politicly correct if this train was seen on a fright line :)
It is going to run on the Northeast Corridor which is owned by Amtrak. It will replace the Acela.
Northwest Railfan yes, true fact that is.
well seeing that your talking about amtrack that's a very unlikely situation. lol.
I hope the U.S. has a high speed rail renaissance and yes, I hope the high speed trains run on their own rails and not on freight lines.
This train is a great advancement for America. However, to really "launch" the high-speed rail industry in America, you must expand beyond the NEC into places such as the Empire and Keystone corridors. Infrastructure is also a problem. The Northeast's infrastructure needs upgrading to allow for higher speeds out of the new Avelia Liberty trainsets.
The Acela Express is the only Amtrak train with first class, but it is also the only without coach class. If the Avelia Liberty has coach class, that may increase ridership on the trainsets. Also, the old Acela Express trainsets shouldn't be retired. They could continue their lives on the Northeast Regional, Keystone and Empire lines.
I really hope Amtrak lives on and modernizes America's railway. Please, don't give up, and please, make America's railway the best in the world again!
DërKönigOpal yeah and the Acela is currently one of Amtrak’s few profitable routes so they should run it on the Keystone Corridor and as a hybrid between Liberty and Ne Regional.
America will give up and give Praise Thee Jesus to the Chinese, Japanese and Europeans for a job wekll done in their respected countries while accepting welfare checks from their won gobemint!!!!
I suggest the Hiawatha, it's already one of amtrak's busiest lines. Make an Express train directly from Milwaukee to Chicago and one that stops at every station. It's also only like a hundred miles and could be shortened to a one hour trip.
Caltrain is becoming electrified
Yeah the Acela is a train I absolutely love, but I've never ridden on. I can't justify the ticket price. I really doubt they're running the Train full all the time, so if they could at least add one coach car, they probably have massively increased ridership.
But really more than anything they need to update all the rails so that the trains can actually run at their maximum speed. Acela doesn't even get to max out, so this train will certainly not.
we also need to make the right to a little more efficient, I've heard that Boston actually has two or three stops just for the Acela with in one city. The Acela should be running two major stations like pain mainly, for local transport people can hop on the local Subways and such
You're updating the tracks too, right? Else they're just gonna keep being late.
They are. The Northeast corridor is already mostly owned by amtrak, over 80% of it, meaning they have priority over freight. All the upgrades being performed are at nec.amtrak.com/projects
It's never gonna be Europe. That project would be soooooo expensive.
Well, yeah, the shear comparison in land mass alone proves that. We have a lot more space than the EU. This is why high speed rail isn't economically feasible.
Some parts are upgraded. The part from Newark to Trenton, has the electrical capacity for trains to go 240.
The Andromeda I would LOVE that. Most of that track is straight and fairly isolated, as well.
Getting good train sets isn’t hard. The track infrastructure is the bigger issue here in the states. Outside the NEC and a couple other places Amtrak is at the mercy of the freight companies. So they don’t exactly have much dedicated ROW trackage of their own to run fast trains on. Even the NEC needs work, but it’s the best we got for now.
15-hr delay due to repairs of tracks owned and operated by BNSF/CN/CP. Alternate offered, a cramped/non-accessible coach bus to Chicago. A crabby driver to boot, had no clue where to drop us off at Union Station. Dreading the trip home from Chicago.
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Don't need new tracks. Just need new railcars. They even have new locos.
@@Designer_TopGhaving new cars means nothing if they don’t have new tracks
@@Designer_TopGdefinitely. They also need the Hybrid K5LA horn because i saw a video of them testing the horn and it sounds bad. No offense… right?
amtrak: Building trains for America better!
congress: cancel the project we are going to fight a pointless war in Iraq and need the funding from Amtrak to the army.
amtrak: DAMNITT
That's literally transit in Toronto
It's funny cause it's true
I prefer to see my money spended in trains, not in the army.
@@nicopavvi8494 exactly it'd improve all out lives
Toxic Acid pointless? it won’t be pointless when all of the isis and socialist scum is rounded up and shot!
99% America is too far behind
1% that’s a cool model
Lilian
Billy Lauwda yeah I love steam too but I hate how Amtrak canceled all steam excursions
99% America isnt bennifitted by the NEC at all
1% that's a cool model
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Basically the comments
Too true, too true
After five years of development and hard work, this video finally became reality.
One of my dreams is to one day see a vast network of high speed rails stretching across our nation. That would be so cool and an incredible improvement to our infrastructure. I’m tired of planes 😅
The US is far too large for a coast to coast HSR network. Connecting cities that are reasonably close is more realistic.
@@FFred-us9twyou do realize there is a whole interstate network right? Too large? How
@@omarguerra1838 I’m well aware of the Interstate system. But that’s not used for people in a rush. It’s almost 3,000 miles NYC to LA. A high speed rail line that went non stop at 300 MPH would still twice as long as a plane. And a perfectly straight line at that speed doesn’t exist anywhere in the world. It’s a fantasy.
@@FFred-us9tw no no I get you. But trains have never been around straight lines. What a train has that a plane doesn’t is its versatility. A whole network connecting all of America with HSR means many stations to middle of nowhere in between cities. Small towns etc etc. at insane speeds. Meaning better than car and for certain ovation even better than plane. Of course flying from one side of the country to the other is way better but people don’t make that trip every day.
I mean the interstate goes from east to west and north to south. Think about it when have you ever used the whole stretch. You probably The point is that it exist and that at any point you can use it.
Why spend 300 dollars to go from Omaha to LA in 2 hours plus airport times when with HSR you could pay 120 for what 4-5 hours? In car that takes 24 hours.
Plus just like the interstate Instread of using it to go from district to district in 20 minutes. I can use HSR from neighbor city to neighbor city in 20 minutes whenever I am not doing big long roadtrips.
I would argue US is THE perfect size for a super awesome HSR network
Thomas is looking a bit weird today
I thought Gordon pulled the Passenger Express.
I think thomas grew up.
Na he is futuristic but not as fast
Yeah his ass is on Crack Cocaine rn
LOL
0:14 This video was produced when taxis were still relevant
Dear Amtrak, I am giving you a warm thank you to new technologies on The Northeast Regional Rail! Both Amtrak and Alstom Company are great at designing new trains for the future! Sincerely, Nunu Marie.
*Future, also called 90's here in Europe, just slightly updated
lol
this is UA-cam, not Gmail...
8 years later and yet still watching this. The high resolution of these trains are amazing. I wish they had more of these.
damn, 8 years ago from today. feels like this train was announced yesterday and is still in progress
America really needs to fund this.
PonyEnterprises II maybe after North Korea is annexed by South Korea and when the Middle East conflict comes to an end.
I going to replaced with a electric school bus :(
Let's make America's Rail great again
using french built trains -.-
Well, we gotta start somewhere. We are a little bit behind... okay way behind.
true that
@@Steve_McMillen i mean u act like the U.S. can build tilting trains. Ofc were gonna get it from the french lol
@@bruhboi2334
The French help with independence from the British, so not the 1st time they'll help out.
i like how the CGI train looks better than the actual one
Yeah?
That’s because Amtrak ORIGINALLY wanted to make their own train, but they jumped on another HSR project with a company in Europe to cut corners. Lol.
In reality, the train is a jumbled piece of crap. The reason the engines looks different from the coaches is because they ARE different. Two different models mashed into one.
The reason this stupid train is so late is because Amtrak was being used by Alstom as guinea pigs to test the train for the European company. They are just too prideful and stupid to admit it.
so pretty much this is shit that America should have had years ago. I love how they are presenting this as if it's totally new undeveloped technology. America's got a lot of catching up to do
They never said is was undeveloped or totally new concept. In fact in the video and in the news reports they explain that it's being used in several countries with a proven track record. With that being said it is new for the US.
***** exactly
Really if you are going to bitch at least bitch at the laws lol its really not Amtrak fault!
Yeah passenger trains lol not any other trains
+howardkevinm we should really be getting Tesla's Hyperloop, except big oil and politicians are hindering development
so this comment happened when i was naive and stupid and now it's turned into a literal warzone can yall please stop for the love of god
Europe: We have high speed trains on a few lines! What do you have USA?
USA: The US Constitution and individual rights which are paramount here. What do you have Europe?
Europe: We have high speed trains on a few lines! HA! Beat that!
@@DesertStateInEU We need something to replace the enterprize or improve it they want to Dublin in 1 hour beat that indeed .
@@lesliedodds4011 Uhh was I supposed to understand that?
@@DesertStateInEU Dublin in 1 hour it takes 2 hours but enjoy the ride the views brilliant you cant see much at 200 mph.
@@lesliedodds4011 I was pointing out that instead focusing on one thing Europe has, perhaps Europe should focus more on improving individual rights and freedom for people.
dear American government and state governments, IT'S THE TRACKS THAT ARE THE ISSUE with the Northeast corridor, and American trains overall!! your new trains won't mean much if the old thoroughfares they travel keep them slow as the current acelas. I address America, because multiple freight companies and other organisations own the majority of tracks used by Amtrak
If there was a high speed section of track all the way from the bottom of the north east corridor to the top and high speed trains to run it, Amtrak would not not be so poor
You're absolutely right, the Acela has never been used to its max potential, the infrastructure is what needs the updating...not the Acela trains themselves!
yep, you do not wanna go to fast around Newark DE
Yep. In all likelyhood this train will be going over the same exact decrepit lift bridges that stop service to accommodate ponderous barges.
I find it interesting that you address this to America and not Amtrak for these concerns.
Me in California: when is the high-speed rail gonna finish?
California high-speed rail: Soon!
Me: that's ten years bro
Amtrak:IKR
@Sasha Braus he’s actually supporting it, if it wasn’t for him it might’ve been cancelled
HAHAHA 🥲
I want this on the Capitol Corridor
@@Someonesaidthis Well, they got the money so it's coming. So jealous here in California. Ours is like 10 years away. I mean I hope it's not longer :))
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Amtrak: were making a revolutionary new design
Me: *waits for 1000 thunderbolt siren crash episode for this to come out*
flyingscotsman91 91 its not funny...
Coastliner700 ok
I know that siren.
LMAO
Lol i like his vids
Well it is built by Alstom, the guys who made the Pendolino, so it should be good as that is super comfortable.
True. To me it's all under the Alstom umbrella.
its the SAME train like the french hight speed train TGV... stricly the same..
The difference between both : USA discover high rail speed when Europ use it since 25 years
It's not a TGV. But TGV-derived. This new Acela is a tilting train ( -> Pendolino tech), is an EMU (the TGV has two power cars coupled to un-powered coaches), and can have coaches added or removed easily (the TGV consists in fixed trainsets, coaches can be split only at a depot)
***** Yeah. However, I think that it may not be the greatest idea as the coupling isn't solid like a Pendolino\APT.
really? If it's a Pendolino derivtive it will be again two power cars with unpowered coaches. It won't, also, ever even think of reaching 220mph, that sounds like some top-class bs. I that thing even reaches commercial 300km/h that'll be already impressive.
Better late than never USA..
That's actually exciting news to hear were finally joining the new generation of speed train travel..
I'm hoping in the soon future, it evolves into a faster moving train, with connections to top major cities, and secondary cities, giving everyone Amtrak as as an option of travel..
Nice job though
Construction has already started in California.
Texas is top contender for the hyperloop
Too bad no one will use it because it will be 3 times more expensive than a flight
"were finally joining the new generation of speed train travel" and as long as you only need to travel between DC and Boston... you've got it made
Lol.. Yea no kidding, or Los Angeles to San Francisco..
As for the rest of us in America, we're still in the 80's for rail commute..
America used to be the one country a lot of other countries dreamed of becoming..
We stopped advancing, while those countries that were once dreaming, put many people to work and literally left us in the dust,( with our eighties and nineties technology )..
Those countries are now twenty to thirty years ahead of us..
What have we been doing that whole time?
I'd have to guess making weapons, and golf courses
i mean, i say the american govt is broke, but thank god it's not as broke as japan's government.
2:06 High speed travel gives time to socialize, work and relax
Covid 19: *Ima Ruin that kind of opportunity*
Still until 2021 they've just started testing the darn thing.
if a pointless war comes its prob gonna be cancelled however i trust biden
you mean that one political virus?
@@RealNotOrriowell how is that trust now after Ukraine lol
What? Acela is evolving!
Acela has evolved into Avelia!
Trainmon
Acela loved its new form!
yes it did
PokeSpe Fan98 Please make this a thing. I would love it.
Nice one
I wish Amtrak would have more direct routes throughout the US, not just in the Northeast. I would not mind paying the surcharge like they have in Europe on sparsely populated lines. I'm sure I'm not alone; more people have to be interested in something better than our airlines or driving forever.
0:33 Why do I like this music
your not alone
I like it also
Same
its good
Who Is Watching In 2024?
Me
😊😊😮😢😂😂😂😂😂😂😂🎉😢😊
I am
Me Too!
Yep
Freight Lines: Allow us to introduce ourselves
NEC: sit yo ass down BNSF, CSX, UP!
Conrail shared assets and Norfolk southern use the northeast corridor aswell. And csx and various shortlines.
Freight trains can go 70MPH
Railfaner 232 That’s really slow
something else idk well, its not really slow 70mph is quite fast, but it is slow compared to the Avelia’s speed of 160-220
God DAMN looks at that BEAUTIFUL shade of blue!
wanna look at my shades of grey? I have 50 of them!
The body design looks so un appeling andnot American
I agree, but sadly when we wait this long to get in the game, like we did, and have a stubborn traditionalist population, like we do, we needed to guarantee them it works, and what works looks Asian/Euro. Snooze you lose I guess?
@MR. Dino 4449 611: Particularly the "face". It looks like an Evil Dinosaur, lol :))
japanese designed trains are much better.
USA: We are making better advancments in High speed Rail!
Europe: Hold my Beer.
Japan: Hold my Sushi Box and Beer.
*_*China has joined the server_**
*_*Europe has left the server_**
*_*Japan has left the server_**
@@pepehimovic3135 it still operates in China not Germany
@@77여세 what about japan's maglev and Europe's TGV POS
China: Hold my dumplings and my beer.
@@bruh-qq1sx Japans maglev still is not in use by the public after all these years. To bring them up here I think, will be no different from saying how a car in the factory is the world's most efficient vehicle. The TGV POS is not even as fast as the Shanghai Maglev.
The Train design looks cool 😀👍
It's so fun to see all of the European people that comment on American train videos; I think you guys are just big egomaniacs. I'm from Spain myself and I quite understand the point of why there's no high speed trains in America and why people use the plane more than the train. First of all the US is much larger than any European country (excepting Russia) and adapting, renewing old lines or building new ones would cost billions of dollars and take a lot of time to do; even if it was to be done, it would still be a financial suicide taking in consideration that America is less densely populated than most European countries, and also cities are much further apart from each other than any place in Europe. Then we have to consider that America has a lot of different landscapes, ranging from floodplains to desserts, and it would take lots of money to maintain both the rails and the trains themselves. Also disasters like tornadoes, earthquakes, landslides, hurricanes and floods happen too so rail infrastructure would have to be repaired. And why do Americans use the plane more than the rail? Because of time; even if the train was as fast as any European high speed trains, it would still take ages to get from LA to NY or from Dallas to Chicago, because for the sake of economical sustainability it would have to stop in every mid-size town to make it profitable, while planes can go directly to their destinations without doing many or no stops in its way.
Juan Zarate Finally an intelligent comment.
...China has a larger land mass than the Continental US. it also has just as challenging Geography as we do. Yet they are embarking on a programme to build a national network of high speed passenger and even freight rail lines, not just a few "select" corridors.
To tell the truth I'd rather take say 20 - 24 hours from Seattle to Chicago on a high speed train than be wedged into that torture device known as an airline coach seat and have someone effectively sitting in my lap for several hours, be treated like crap by the cabin crew, and deal with the indignity of TSA screening as well as worrying if items from my luggage will be pilfered and have to deal with getting into the city when the train travels direct from city centre to city centre.
It's not because we don't have the technological resources to do it, it's that we don't have political wherewithal to let it happen.
China is building that purely for vanity reasons, and going in to massive debt for shit like that. Why don't you ask a chinaman about their currency?
...while we have been going into massive debt preparing for and fighting pointless wars that only make more enemies so the MICC has more wars to keep it in business. Our currency is a joke as well, total fiat with nothing backing it.
I'd rather have the trains.
I'd rather not have anything that undermines rational economics and voluntary interaction.
America: (Anmounces high speed trains)
France: Hold my baguette
Japan: Hold my sushi
This is a French train though
UK: HOLD MY TEA
Italy: hold my pizza and Italo treno (Italo train) 574 km/h...
P.S. im italian... 🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹
HELLO @@Sk1r0ss , how the pizza in Italy, also hows the tea
as a brit i wish to know the teas of the world
India: hold my curry
Make America Trains Again
Trump stfu
*Make America's Railroads Great Again
the world is flat
... but designed by a French company and French know-how: "Alstom", which builds the TGV since 1981 :-)
+jockrangeos 81? ... FUCK THIS IM NOT BOTHERING TO GO ON THE TGV NEXT YEAR AFTER 6 YEARS OF TRYING TO
the problem isn't the train but the rails it runs on. In order for improvements we need a grade separated dedicated rail line
Look they even called us a foool for believing this at 0:40
[GTA]monkey ???
Literally one set has been completed
Phoenix Smith
Burn
@@phoenixsmith8148 r/wooooooosh
dadyspleef
Oh the Woosh, haven’t gotten that in a while.
Who here will miss the Acela? I will... not as much as the AEM-7 though
Kentucky Trainiac I'M GONNA Acela express
But I miss the toasters :(
I'm gonna miss the Acela Express
It will still be an Acela that's not the official scheme...
acela is retiring in 2022 so we still got 3 years to see them
Great job Amtrak...
Now you need to INCREASE YOUR TOP SPEED ON ALL OF YOUR ROUTES TO THE TOP SPEED OF YOUR TRAINS...
If only We decided that infrastructure investment was worthwhile.
Eric Schuman true
ItsMyDank747-400 its bull shit i rode the aclea for a long time that train is part of. my life the new train go away send it pass washington like Raleigh nc
ItsMyDank747-400 hkdkdju😘
Typical gamer YEAH WE DONT NEED THE AVELIA!!!!!! WE DONT CARE ABOUT CHINA AND THEYRE 300 MPH TRAINS, WE CARE ABOUT OUR RELIABLE AND BEAUTIFUL SYSTEM, WE DONT NEED 160+ MPH TRAINS!!
2016:I'm excited for USA
2024:I'm exhausted from USA
USA: Releases high speed train.
Rest of the world: Hey! I’ve seen this one
USA: What do you mean you’ve seen this one? It’s brand new!
TGV: r/woooosh
Shanghai Maglev: whoooooooooooosh speed
Well, it's better than chinese cars. They legit copy and paste the cars from brands all over the world, change the badge and said it's a new car.
@@A.i.r_K no ones talking about cars bro, it’s no secret the rest of the world has better railways than us
@@mythrin yes, I know. But it's hard for me to control myself from saying that. Sorry that I changed the topic and I have to admit us railway is not the best
Here is some perspective. The US has a population of 319M and 300 Train Journeys per Day . France has a population of 66M and has 14,000 Train Journeys per Day of which 800 are High Speed.
France is a very small country you shoud compare USA with EU and France with Wisconsin, California ou Montana.
For french people driving through Montana was such an experience as landing on the moon. No comparison is possible 60M vs .9M inhabitants. An we have no (or very rare) bears. ;-)
Yeah lol stop copying.
Gavin Wateski Am I copying a piece of literature or song lyrics? I am just restating some statistical and very public data.
+Philippe Durand If we compare the United States to the EU, the comparison will still be unfavorable for the United States. Comparisons, however, are possible because, although we have large swathes of sparsely populated land, we also have large cities within largely urbanized regions. It's a shame that the United States doesn't have high speed rail but this development is a great start and in the region that would benefit most from it.
Put another way, population density in square kilometers, in France: 114 people/square kilometer, in the U.S: 33 people/square kilometer
lol i thought this was the new train simulator dlc officially endorsed by Amtrak!!
Lol
Haha me too
Same
A $60 dlc at that😂
I swear when that comes out on TS imma buy that no matter the price
A very majestic train if you ask me. Imagine this beautiful train meets a rugged freight train along side it.
I’m pretty sure I saw a photo somewhere on the internet where it passed a freight train on the nec by seabrook
Considering all of the speed restrictions on the Northeast Corridor, much like the Acela, these trains will hit top speed for all of 30 seconds through Kingston then slow back down to Metro North speeds for the rest. You can upgrade tracks and catenary lines all you want. Good luck straightening out all the massive curves when buildings are in the way.
it's like buying a Ferrari and only having dirt roads...
robo931
robo931
They are fixing the problem the real problem is not Amtrak it is those DC bureaucrats and the Democrat Party since Clinton's time they have not given Amtrak their money it was Clinton who put Joe Boardman in there Boardman is not a railroad man he is a bureaucrat because of Boardman the Pioneer and Desert Wind got the axe because the Boardman the Northeast Corridor was not improved when the Acela arrived because of Boardman the Empire Builder is over-staffed overburdened can always late because of Boardman the regionals are always late because of Boardman the Zephyr is not reliable and it only serves a few stops and always faces outages when there are avalanches in the Rockies because of Boardman the Southwest Chief has not been rerouted and they did not negotiate with BNSF for trackage rights and they are being jerks because their own but that Robber Baron Warren H. Buffett because of Boardman long-distance trains are not allowed on the east coast in the sunset limited has not been returned to service all because of one stupid accident was caused by a tugboat because of Boardman the coast Starlight had to take up all the road and there is no way for it to turn around at the stations which are blocked by commuter trains and because of Boardman Chicago is a mass Metra is hording the rails and Amtrak's equipment is outdated unreliable and not efficient they are still going off the Democrats budget a budget That was supposed to be cut when President Bush took office but was reinstated when Obama took power only one project got done Englewood Junction is not the choke point in Chicago the choke point is Belt yard outside of Union station Boardman knows this and he didn't fix it because of three things and they are Metro the Federal Railroad Administration including CSX cause of a monopoly in Chicago and project tiger which is operated by Obama Joe Boardman has failed and has been kicked out of office Wick is now the boss he has spent most of his life at Norfolk Southern he's been there he served as an engineer he's been to Chicago he knows what it's like and he intends to fix it and he intends to fix the Northeast Corridor also and the whole system but it won't happen until Congress give them their money and abolishes project tiger and replaces it with a new Transportation bill with gives money to Interstate 11 Amtrak and all of the railroads in the United States project tiger was proposed by democrats key among them that Jack Mormon Harry Reid that liberal witch Nancy Pelosi Bill Nelson of Florida and Chambers in Connecticut others people who were behind that bill were Hoyer and Makolsky of Maryland and from Illinois Durbin and Obama himself. With Trump now the president and Wick now the head of Amtrak we are going to drain the swamp Amtrak is going to get her money and we are going to get all of our railroads back Amtrak is going to use every cent of their money to replace their Fleet and get service back on all the lines.
Aaron Peavler/Geomodelrailroader Railroad Photography still a slight issue. u still need money. politics doesn't help, but upgrading transportation systems costs a lot of money.
I love Amtrax and I MUST support our US rail system! Now that I am back in an area with Amtrax, I must make it a point to travel at least once a year via Amtrax!!! Beautiful train!!!
2:06 just at the last second of that clip. I like how that man just walks up from the bar and approaches the cashier with absolutely no regard to the line in front of him whatsoever XD
SoundWolf, tip your bartender handsomely, you'll get that level of VIP service.
XD
That’s pretty much on par with what happens nowadays 😂
The video is Slick and the proposed Rolling Stock looks quite advanced. UNFORTUNATELY, the TRACKS in the USA will never support true HIGH SPEED because no one wants to pay for the upgrades. As of today the ACELA , which is the current USA High Speed, can only do TRUE Speed on a small stretch of track .in the Northeast. It would be a Win-Win if it actually could be achieved. Living in Germany I know and appreciate true High Speed Train travel. Best of Luck in the project, it is truly long overdue in America.
I quite agree, even at speeds like 180mph the north east corridor needs upgrades for tracks and wiring for the Avelia liberty.
R.I.P Acela Express 2021
2018
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2021-2025 and what they would have needed is borrow European Train control system since that signaling system used by European high-speed rail it's meant for speeds reaching 220 mph-250 mph 350-400 km/h. Current signal system is up to 170 mph 270 km per hour this was how the original TVM 300 French high speed rail signal system once operated until an upgrade in 1990 & 1994 Channel tunnel Paris North Station originally Waterloo London United Kingdom now St Pancras max speed 185 mph 300 km/h. 2006 200 mph Paris Eastern France & Frankfurt rhein-main Air Force Base via Kaiserslautern US Army base.
actually its been moved to 2022
2099
this music is actually a really good beat
I just came here to listen to this song again
Yeah its really catchy!
Same tbh
Come on Alstom! How do you not have these trains in service by now?
Because NEC tracks are really old. If they started somewhere else it would be in service already
It’s not the tracks causing the problems. It’s the pantographs on the trains that are not working because alstom designed them really poorly.@@MsCafecito
@@m--a They work well in France and will soon enter service, the issue clearly are the tracks
@m-a actually she is right. Alstom is having a tough time trying to model the NEC infrastructure
By 2021, you mean 2121 right?
3131
9191
Meanwhile in Japan, it all already started back in 1964. LOL
noob168 SHINKANSEN YEEEE
Ummm well what if they are already working on it and 2121 sounds way to long
It's so funny how the Acela can go 160-170 mph yet Amtrak won't allow it despite having one of the greatest safety records of any high speed train in the world, it's like they want us to be late
Nicholas Mulder they have a good record because their trains are slow as shit. Plus ever heard of the shinkansen? Not a single death and it goes 200mph+
Us railway isn't safe enough for those speeds
Nicholas Mulder Well the tracks on the NEC are over 100 years old, and so is most of the birdges, tunnels ect.
I pledge allegiance to the flag of the united cities of the I-95 Corridor, and to the Chevrolets for which we depend one nation under Petrolium!!!!
JM
come on Amtrak, lets see this train happen!
Service should begin in 2021. Patience..
Michael4201 no Avelia Liberty is not happening
ALSTOM IS
@Anthony The Railfan Productions no you are not happening
AVELIA LIBERTY IS
Big Boy 4014
Not you
You know who will
ok stop
Thank God for the IIJA. It's a very exciting time to be an Amtrak fan.
Brand new train using century old infrastructure
"Good"
it's really not that old. it's been upgraded and maintained throughout the years
Yeah let just replace all railway bridges/tunnels/viaducts every 5 years so its all new......are you f%@#*&$ kidding me.....people around the world use that kind of infrastructure that was built 50+ years ago.....cause i know this might be foreign to most modern Americans but there WAS a point in history when Americans oh I don't know 'BUILT THINGS TO LAST'!!!!! Also the concept of over engineering a bridge is a completely foreign concept to you isn't it? Why would a railway engineer ever only build a bridge/Tunnel to only handle what was currently available???? That is an incredibly stupid idea cause guess what once something only marginally faster/longer/heavier/taller came out WELP time to start over????? No railroad would pay for something with that short of a life span....railroads are all about longevity and getting long lasting value for their limited investment capital.
lineinf332 Could you link me to which TGV/Shinkansen/Chinese HSR have bridges and tunnels that old?
Lol @ NEC trains having to significantly slow down for and even stop for drawbridges. Ahaha
Our TGV (i'm french) run through old and new lines. High speed lines (speed over 200km/h, usually 320 km/h) are all new ones with new tunnels and new bridges. Between France and England the tunnel under the sea is totally new, thus making London 2:20 away from Paris ; city center to city center.
***** 220mph available in select areas only
3:00 Alstom Depot Park And Ride Facility
So we're tragically and hilariously behind in our rail transport. This is BIG for us! Let us have our moment :P
Because we rely on air transport. And we are the best in that aspect. A high speed train cannot hope to match a boeing airliner in terms of speed.
But it can in terms of capacity, reliability, and adaptability.
I finally found the vidoe i Use to always watch when i was younger i was Thinking it was the ice 3 But now i finally found it i always used to watch this video because it was so interesting!!!
you forgot to say. Price Rises 72%
We'll see...
I can't imagine they're planning to hike the price much in conjunction with more frequent service. Higher price = less ridership, and presumably they want to have the trains filled as much as possible.
***** True. With high costs you wouldn't see many people on the train.
Let's just travel on planes until hyper loops arrive
uhh no Trains Rock
Amtrak watched Wendover Productions video why trains suck in America and so this made this video
LOL
question is why usa decades behind ww rail mass commute and one monopolizer continues in severe accidents...((
but lets see if they work on the project
Franklin Clinton I know that channel too!
@@teslauniversalactivatedtak9916 because of the sheer size of the us
I like this Livery more than the one they chose, I generally don’t like pure white liveries as they can look really dirty.
White stuff always makes dirt so easy to see.
Agreedb
Sus
Unless we're talking about Japan, where their white Shinkansen is spotless (on the outside!)
I also like this livery more than what they ended up going with. It's still a good project, but what's even more disappointing is that the locomotives are now flat on the sides, and the coaches are round - unlike in this video. It's a problem both aesthetically and because it increases noise pollution when the train is passing by.
Happy 50th birthday Amtrak!
Im from 2019 and this train isn’t out and the Chinese and Germans and Frenchs and Spain and Portugal and Japanese have faster trains.
Edit: The testing phase just began in 2020 lol
Ahnaf Kabir oh yeah i almost forgot about Eurostar lol
Ksparki oh but these trains can operate fast?
Nara Fire oh cool
You all need trains because trains are for poor countries... in the USA we use them to transport pigs and cows.
Ho Lee Fuk oh soo you say that everyone in USA owns a plane? And every country has a freight train. In Romania we have many freight trains but each freight train is owned by a private company. And your comment is stupid.
Let me guess, it will probably reach its top speed on like one section.
Yeah unfortunately we don't invest enough in infrastructure, it still pisses me off that during the recession all the governors shot down Obama's plan to expand the rails. Say what you will about the guy but a nice Public Works and infrastructure project like that is exactly what you're supposed to do did you create work, not just give money away to the car companies and Banks
nope, almost all the sections
Very good, if tourists to America could tour America on Amtrak.
super cool video my friend 🚂 🚂 ❤❤hope you always stay healthy my brother 🥰🥰🥰
Looks great on a computer. Will it look great when built, and more importantly, will it be on time?
Probably face multiple delays because its sharing Track with Cargo rail.
@@markplott4820 That sounds like a massive FAIL then.
They've already started building these. Search youtube.
@@markplott4820 NEC doesn't share tracks with Freight trains, you're misinformed
@@Cards8114 - well they Don't have Dual Rails, Overhead wires or even Conical Wheels. and AMTRAK in the West cant even Tilt into Corners. its OUTDATED Technology with an OUTDATED mindset.
the AMTRACK trains in my area have to Contend with Slow Freight Trains and are FREQUENTLY late, because of Outdated Technology.
I can't wait till the new avelia liberty comes out
I think it comes in 2022
👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 round of an applause.
This looks amazing, if its anything like this animation, then this up there with the best trains worldwide
It’s nothing like the animation mate, very different. Would have liked this liveyy try in the animation better, it’s fine if it goes faster than the old one. Just don’t really like the horn though 😐
Yes beautiful train French power
god this hits me with so much nostalgie i started wtaching this in 2018and bro i kepts watching it andi found it again
We need these trains between Montreal and New-York city.
Nah leave Empire Corridor diesel we don't need high-speed everywhere
@@Smag2205 you are not an real railfan if you choose for bad designs for railroads
Me: Shows an European a picture of the Avelia
Him: What France is that from?
Pardon, ce TGV français d'Alstom a été repeint pour quel marque de boisson?
Sorry, this French TGV from Alstom has been repainted for which brand of drink?
@@azelsaga6921 I think this model was specifically developed for the US based on the same model as the new TGV trains. The US rail safety standards are considerably more stringent so they have to literally reengineer the entire train. That's why Alstom is building the new Acela trains here and even have a pretty large local engineering department to deal with the design changes. Unfortunately, this also means that the trains are a lot more expensive.
@@TohaBgood2 Hello
I see you seem interested in the project
Maybe this video will interest you (english subtitles available)
ua-cam.com/video/Rn7dIZBAEnI/v-deo.html
okay delays aside this music is actually good
It's literally the most corporate music ever
that is the best thing I’ve ever seen in my entire life 😮😮😮😮😮😮
This new type of "next generation" of Acela/Avelia Liberty would be good for it's company being made by Alstom, a comfortable, soft and aerodynamic ride! Alstom should really put this in by this month!
Oh you poor sap
I’m excited for this new set of train cars although I think the high speed service could really use an expansion. Currently Acela only operates on the Northeast Corridor, a route already operated and used by many other services. I think that with the new trains cars should also come new high speed routes on other corridors such as in California and the Cascades. International high speed would also be a great addition, such as a route from Windsor in southern Canada to Chicago via Detroit:
@taxes V1nce Add Richmond, VA to Boston VIA DC, we hope.
DC-Atlanta with stops at Raleigh, Charlotte, and Columbia would be great and so would NYC-Buffalo via the Empire Corridor.
I'm so excited for this new acela train!
I have been hearing about high speed rail for over 25 years while riding on Amtrak. Like a glacier that is picking up speed. They made a fancy promo.
amtrak,thanks for keeping high speed rail a thing in the USA.
Love how amtrak finally adopted the UK's tilting technology. Hello from Canada!
it's on the regular Acelas already, and the first tilting car design was built in 1937.
In the US.
@@butacrusader ohhh thx for the info
Its about fucking time the United States gets proper high speed train!
Yea it should be Tesla's Hyperloop, except now we are still getting this antiquated updated train system. Ughh
@bobo...Yeah, but the bad news is that all trains run over tracks reserved for freight. Or so I thought. Fact check, please.
+Fréderic Euvrard no, it's been tested and it's a reality bro. But the politics are getting in the way. Big oil and politicians will not approve it until further into the future,or else it will cut into billions of their revenue.
YEEEEEEP
You're right, almost 99% of the US's track is owned by freighter companies, only the northeast corridor and a small section by the Great Lakes is owned by Amtrak.
Crazy to see this actually come to fruition in 2023.
This is Wonderful news of next gen high speed trains
Honestly i like the prototype Avelia Liberty more than the actual
The people in this video are so attractive.
cronicjointpain: LOL.....
BITCH WTF
If hives of distopian monochromatic figures are your thing.
My toddler claps at the end of this video like an impressed shareholder. He can't get enough of it.
Read the description, it is going to open in 2021 :D
@TheMooseOnMars even with coronavirus it’s still will open in early 2021 and is currently testing on the north east and Keystone corridor
Speaking in 2020, I'm quite surprised the finished product looks almost identical to the render, minus the different paint scheme. Not sure how long red undersides will last with all the dirt and grime the Acelas pick up in service, but other than the numberboard, it's basically the same train. Well done, Alstom, not many concepts survive the process of becoming a reality so well.
i agree, except the front end is a little different, overrall a great train Im excited to see enter service
The livery here in this video is better imo than the one irl
@@alegsb3943 wrong
@@pizzajona no
Are you saying its in service ? It needs to replace all the aging rail cars , of amtrak. The old rail cars are dirty. And horrible. They are from the 70s. ..what a joke amtrak has become.
Well how about that. This new Amtrak train will sure bring in more riders and commuters to get to know where they are going. Glad that everyone will love it in the near future. : )
An very good train 👌🏻✌🏻 and the music too!🤑👌🏻🗣️
There's a lot of railway history and a great network in the US; but I'm really surprised that the US are so far behind when it comes down to a good high-speed train network; Riding the high speed train in Germany is so common and even small towns are connected to the network which reaches throughout the whole country and to the neighbouring countries
Because most retards would rather travel via airplane.
obviously because there aren't many alternative choices to travel fast. Besides the short-distance lights within Germany, we have the highways with most parts having no speed limit and the trains with a tight high-speed train network. Even some regional express trains, usually not classified as such, are high-speed trains. Looking at the large central stations, there are high speed trains arriving and leaving every few minutes
it's because rail travel is only practical on the east and west coasts, the rest of the country is too spread apart to make trains a viable choice.
The Great Lakes region would do wonderfully with high speed rail. So would the Gulf Coast and Texas and the intermountain west.
On which information do you base your statement that we can't really drive anywhere? We have highways without any speed limit at all ... how do you think that we can't drive anywhere?
US: We have a new train
Europe: Hold my beer
Japan: Hold my sushi
China: Hold my dumplings
UK: Still shit
Czechia: hold my efficient train infrastructure with no competition.
@@Vortigan07 UK isn't really shit considering the fact you guys are pushing your steam trains really fast.
US:Atleast we still have sufficaint frieght trains
@@aleezacrawford7021 still useless buddy
This looks way better than the actual train
音楽があってる！すごいかっこいいー！こんなん乗りてー！😊