Riding Americas fastest train. Acela train ride Washington DC to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

This was my first train ride on the Amtrak Acela. I rode from Washington, D.C., to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Despite traveling thousands of miles on other railroads, this was hard for me to get used to. The speed was very similar to that of an airplane going down the runway before lifting off. I am not sure of the top speed on this trip, but I heard it is around 135 MPH (217 km/h). The train has a maximum speed of 150 MPH (240 km/h).

[@DomAZ]

Thanks for sharing the ride and great view from the window.

[@travelingtom923]

You are welcome.

[@spartangoku7610]

Ooh! I rode from New York to Philadelphia once. It was amazing! I had previously driven it in a simulator and had a model version of it!

[@cestmoi1262]

Besides you there is nobody else in this car. Are you people all ignorant to the fact that there is no way to operate on a positive level with such a low ridership? Even if the train is driven by that somuch touted "renewable" energy the unit supposedly producing the energy was not free. Get your head out of your .........

[@travelingtom923]

Public transit never makes money in any country regardless if it is bus, train, or light rail. The California high speed rail project is expected to cost 128 billion. You could sell tickets for a hundred years and never even come close to paying off half that amount. Amtrak runs on about 4 billion yearly budget out of 6 trillion dollars the USA spends. It's a miniscule amount for so much transit when you look at the big picture.

[@wolfgangpfeilergartenbahnd6530]

A very interesting ride in the Acela. Thanks for the ride on the fastest train in the USA.

[@travelingtom923]

You are welcome.

[@joankamp2319]

Thanks for taking us along . How long does it take. Beautiful sun rise

[@travelingtom923]

About 4 hours.