Amtrak: High-Speed (150 mph) Acela Express Trains Passing Through Kingston, RI

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It was time to head out to Kingston, Rhode Island to film America's fastest train - the Acela Express - at its maximum speed of 150 miles per hour (241 kilometers per hour).
Kingston, RI is one of the few stretches of track where Acela Express trains are permitted to run at their max speed of 150 mph. Along with Mansfield, Massachusetts, Kingston is the only station on Acela Express' route where trains will pass through, adjacent to platforms, at 150 mph.
The two Acelas featured in this video are northbound Train 2160, which arrived at Providence, RI at 3:59 PM, and southbound Train 2171, which departed Providence at 3:45 PM.
Some apologies to make: It was a ridiculously bright day at Kingston, RI, and thus the camera could not handle the sheer intensity of the glare of the sun and its reflection on the platforms of the station. Color correction could not fix the blown-out image. (The "Bay Area Transit News" logo is left out on purpose, as it was too bright to put it anywhere and so you can focus all your attention (hopefully) on the trains themselves.)
Another apology for the rough camerawork throughout the video; it is both exhilarating and terrifying to film a 150-mph train flying past you, shaking that platform as it blows by.
The Acela Express is a high-speed rail line, operated by Amtrak, that serves the Northeast Corridor and the major cities of Washington, D.C, Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York and Boston. Acela began service on December 11, 2000. Trains share the tracks with Northeast Regional service, and the trip from D.C. to Boston takes slightly less than seven hours, shaving off one (1) hour on the trip compared to Northeast Regional services. It remains America's fastest train, with a top speed of 150 mph, but Florida's Brightline and California's high speed rail project look to dethrone Acela's 17-year tenure in the near and distant future.
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[@Buc_Stops_Here]

"Train approaching please remain behind yellow line" (stands WAY behind yellow line). Smart move.

[@BayAreaTransitNews]

I was too terrified to get any closer to the yellow line.

[@Buc_Stops_Here]

@@BayAreaTransitNews Like I said, smart move. I would do the same. Impressive you did it at all!

[@mrbreadcrumb]

If you see videos where people use a tripod half on the yellow line, you get an impression of what it would be like. Insane

[@odurandina]

The second train is at top speed. The first train is probably about 135mph.

[@jonnyj.]

@@Buc_Stops_Here Um... how the fuck is that smart? Its completely common sense. If you dont have that, you're insane...

[@tinyelephant1533]

I hope Amtrak upgrades these tracks soon so the acela train can go even faster.

[@adonislimes6156]

The trains can go 170mph, but the tracks aren't built for it

[@chsrails]

They have ran 170 mph tests before

[@Buc_Stops_Here]

@@chsrails Yep, about 165-170 between Boston and Providence before service started. Sadly, the new trains coming won't be going any faster - the railway infrastructure cannot handle it. Only go 125 mph max south of New York, and max of 125 to Harrisburg, PA and Albany, NY.

[@essayibcs8528]

So many trespassers

[@Buc_Stops_Here]

@Adam Gilchrist That stretch of track is between Boston and Providence. It is not that fast south of NY although I think somewhere in NJ it can go 135, but not 150.

[@ThePinto42]

Just rode first class on it last week. What a sweet ride!

[@WiseAssGamer]

It took about 6 seconds to pass through this train station. We need more trains like this in the states.

[@NortheastCorridorFilms]

@Pete Melon We know that you dumbass, but the country is made out of states. It’s a nickname for the country

[@thetrainguy1]

@@NortheastCorridorFilms You butthurt the guy so bad he deleted his comment.

[@NortheastCorridorFilms]

@@thetrainguy1 lmaoo

[@mtarailfilms]

It was 4.7

[@Project_Slagharen]

with 241 kmh by the platforms is insane

[@odurandina]

The second train is at top speed. The first train is probably about 135mph.

[@nexusoflife]

I wish Acela was available all over the United States.

[@NoTraceOfSense]

Write your senators and representatives.

[@grotonrailfanner1635]

0:29 i love the track vibrate and the power car sound when it goes past you

[@davesmith1315]

150mph is a good start. Add another 100mph to the speed of these trains, and we're there.

[@YourColourTVgameplay]

Not possible without investing billions into upgrading the rail network.

[@atomstarfireproductions8695]

They are going to have to replace the tracks to more durable tracks that can withstand high speeds. That will be very expensive.

[@hsun7997]

You're gonna have to build everything from scratch for that to happen. Like new bridges, railways, everything

[@Mgameing123]

@@atomstarfireproductions8695 they have the money but that money goes to! you guess it HIGHWAYS! as they totally are good for the country and help the next gen

[@duncanmcauley7932]

That would be expensive but totally worth it

[@mattnawn5019]

Thanks for sharing this. Amazing transformation at Kingston since I lived in the area 20+ years ago.

[@AcelaRailan2150]

Sick catch awesome video!

[@streettoursf9822]

Thank you

[@juanperaza4565]

This announcer sounds very similar to those on the Yamanote Line in Tokyo!

[@celebrityxcruises8087]

It might be the same person

[@oof5536]

Perfect!

[@ginantsfan5]

Most awesome vid!!!!!!!!!!!

[@BayAreaTransitNews]

Thanks(!!!!!!!!!!).

[@micheleondeck5373]

Nice!!!

[@Gorillaty654]

They are haulin

[@bloxy3798]

I was on the other platform this winter

[@mmcbeatch]

Taking this train from NYC to dc

[@brochestedbs]

Good old USA. So proud of only being 50 years behind France.

[@FFred-us9tw]

At least we’re not cowards. 🤔

[@brochestedbs]

@@FFred-us9tw You only joined in WWII after Pearl Harbour when Russia and the UK has brought Hitler to a standstill. In fact the army which has won most battles is the French !!!! I know, I didn't believe it either.

[@JacobLozano-mr8ll]

Oof someone really jelly, maybe you can talk when France can actually become a superpower or the number 1 economy

[@brochestedbs]

@@JacobLozano-mr8ll Well, France doesn't have enough people. But US is biggest for 2 reasons. 1. A continent of unplundered natural resources 2. Entering the World Wars halfway through when your factories had had massive growth through selling arms to the other countries. After the war they retooled to produce consumer products. European factories were flattened.

[@tropicalsimonthirty2283]

@@brochestedbs wth the hell we just went from trains to war man.

[@Andrew1224gd]

Zoom. There it goes

[@ron234halt]

Am I wrong, or did they renovate the station? The whole platform is now at door level, making it ADA accessible.

[@antoineyoung36]

yeah, they had the platforms lowered back then but now they raised it up

[@JoshuaTheTransitProdigy]

😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

[@autumnk.1504]

Hey! XD

[@allenguzman1597]

Is this fastest in the United States

[@BayAreaTransitNews]

Yep.

[@allenguzman1597]

Bay Area Transit News not fast as Europe or aisa

[@daltondecker6528]

Actually,it's the fastest train in North America.

[@ibrahimissiakou2660]

Yes!!

[@dynasty0019]

The fastest in all of Western Hemisphere.

[@ra8620]

150 mph altos of speed. This not like car you ride 5 minutes it is total journey at cruise speed.

[@adonislimes6156]

The new Avelia’s will blow through this at ~160mph

[@adonislimes6156]

@@Adumzzinthehouse there not allowed to run more than 160mph during regular service until infrastructure upgrades are made. Now a special speed record run is not out the realm of possibility

[@froztytrainfilms9148]

As of the year 2017, are there still any acelas that have the original bronze bells?

[@BayAreaTransitNews]

Unfortunately not.

[@froztytrainfilms9148]

Bay Area Transit News darn - I hate to hear that. I wish they kept them - I feel like e-bells don’t go well with Acela trains

[@BayAreaTransitNews]

Your opinion is shared by us and by many others.

[@froztytrainfilms9148]

That’s just my opinion

[@BenjaminEsposti]

Yeah I kinda hate ebells. They sound really dinky.

[@byronchavarria4954]

240 km/h

[@jeanpierreragequit1726]

Amtrak high Speed 150 mph... lol from a french TGV user !! Welcome in the XXth century Murica !

[@physetermacrocephalus9986]

If you tried taking a TGV to Anerica, it will be on the same level as the Acela because of FRA standards.

[@tankman_tv9332]

We were actually one of the first to actually reach 170 MPH with a thing called the UAC turbotrain…and it actually worked for ten frigging years.

[@jeanpierreragequit1726]

@@physetermacrocephalus9986 This is the french standards 20 years ago ;) kzbin.info/www/bejne/rna7aal3ec2hmbc

[@peppermintwalkman]

Sweet It Just There Version of A Bart Expect It Faster

[@intelboydj1]

thats twice the speed of Indian Railway Trains.

[@autumnk.1504]

Do U live there?

[@BayAreaTransitNews]

We live in the Bay Area. We travel around though.

[@autumnk.1504]

@@BayAreaTransitNews cool..i went to that train station yesterday 😉

[@antonbruce1241]

And in case Harrison is watching...I bet this Acela doesn't go so fast it flies off the table and destroys itself!!!

[@anitamoncur5379]

I Have A Special Bond With You Amtrak Acela Express Trains 💘💘💘💘💘💘💘💘💘💘💘💘

[@JZSNooB]

You didnt stay behind the yellow line and u almost dropped the camera from the train XD

[@BayAreaTransitNews]

Clearly we have different ideas as to where the yellow line is located.

[@RichardWooNYC]

Did you see the sign that was like swinging around because of the wind from the Acela.

[@JZSNooB]

when?

[@DoctorSexo777]

Imagine all what this trains could do in the Chinese or European high speed tracks.

[@kipdon]

HA HA! "Please Remain Behind Yellow Line"...Really? Instead, shouldn't it be more like "Get Way The Fuck Back From The Yellow Line"???

[@sammiespink]

train goes by at 0:29

[@Trezon235]

0:29

[@walterschivo9123]

Please remain behind yellow line, not the red line, the yellow line.

[@davidanton3091]

Finnally in America ...Mann

[@FFred-us9tw]

Finally? These Acelas have been going 150 MPH through here for over 20 years.

[@michaelboyce3871]

That was not 150 not even close

[@sammiespink]

it was

[@A239TheFireballThrower]

THATS WHAT I CALL HURRICANE TRAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@TheCloakedTiger]

This is the only high speed rail the USA has...

[@EC-oe9bv]

The only high speed rail all of the Western Hemisphere has.

[@NoTraceOfSense]

@@EC-oe9bv Spain would like a word.

[@phoenixlewis4440]

No that was 125 mph because that’s the maximum speed of the Acela Express

[@BayAreaTransitNews]

Next time, read the first paragraph of the Acela Express Wikipedia page before commenting. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acela_Express?wprov=sfla1

[@disracenboi336]

The Acela maximum speed is 166.88mph the highest reccorded.

[@zackboone15]

The top speed in service is 150mph. That 166 was a balls-to-the-wall test.

[@journeythroughtherails5294]

Maximum speed is 145 pal

[@Adumzzinthehouse]

Maximum speed is actually over 170mph, but it isn’t allowed to go that fast. Only in tests.

[@joestewart8914]

Is there anybody on that train? Wouldn't they be scared to be going so fast?

[@rajnadar6555]

Are the passengers in Europe and Asia scared of the TGV or the Bullet Train?

[@NortheastCorridorFilms]

@@rajnadar6555 Bruh nobodg cares about your fast trains. We get it

[@Adumzzinthehouse]

you didn’t even realize that he was mentioning that the passengers who ride bullet trains in other countries are going faster yet they aren’t scared,

[@NortheastCorridorFilms]

@@Adumzzinthehouse oh, my bad

[@vonda6951]

Trains have dogs kids and others that like running around . Planes in air unlikely to have that problem

[@mreogromsdal415]

oh no kids end of the world

[@muttley8818]

Planes have birds and other planes instead.

[@sporshobin3157]

But this is not world's fastest high speed

[@sporshobin3157]

Do America needs world's fastest high speed rail ?

[@qjtvaddict]

Sporsho Bin yes

[@physetermacrocephalus9986]

@@qjtvaddict That's stupid. Why spend the money for world's fastest if it can already haul faster than car? 200 mph is good enough. Maybe when the gas prices go higher the Acela will become more viable and we can upgrade it from money.

[@SebR173]

@Sporsho Bin No one said "This is the world's fastest high speed train" bruh, It mostly goes to Japan or China.

[@journeythroughtherails5294]

qjtvaddict dicklick

[@_MIKIMOTO_]

Acela : look at me I’m fast 🇺🇸 Shinkansen 🚄: lol 🇯🇵

[@TohaBgood2]

The vast majority of Shinkansen services go about 150mph, bud. They have a few lines at 186mph, but almost all lines are about as fast as the Acela. I encourage you to look it up. Just like with the Acela, the trains themselves can go faster but the tracks can’t sustain higher speeds. The new Acela trains, the TGV-derived Avelia Liberty, will go 160mph. It will be faster than most Shinkansen services in operation, btw.

[@_MIKIMOTO_]

@@TohaBgood2 Japanese Shinkansen have been around since the 1960s technologically advancing over the years. Now they have luxury bullet trains with first class airplane ambience. The US has a long way to go the Acelas are a joke I’m in NJ I’ve seen them and been in them. Absolutely nothing to compare the Shinkansen is built better overall better train in every single aspect. You cannot compare Japanese quality vs US quality. Do your homework before you comment on something that majority of people around the world already know. Good luck.

[@TohaBgood2]

@@_MIKIMOTO_ Are you kidding? The Shinkansen is probably my favorite HSR system in the world, but the train interiors are objectively atrocious! 80s bus-style cloth seats? Why is everything beige like in a rural hospital? Why so crammed with soooooo many seats in each row, like a super-budget airline? Why are the seats so uncomfortable? And what’s up with the tiny, child-size windows? Why? Just, why? I’m sorry, bud, the old Acelas may be 20 year old and being replaced, but they are objectively luxurious compared to most Shinkansen trains! The Shinkansen network is great. It does a very good job of carrying people. Efficient and safe, even though it’s on the slow side compared to modern HSR systems. But the train interiors are just not one of the Shinkansen’s strengths, not even close.

[@_MIKIMOTO_]

@@TohaBgood2 You obviously haven’t seen the interior of the newer models of the Shinkansen. Yes older models have plain rudimentary interiors. These trains are extremely expensive to make if you haven’t noticed. Japans economy is suffering and making newer trains comes at a great cost. The newer Shinkansen models have absolutely gorgeous interiors. I have flown first class on JAL and I can confidently say the interior in GranClass is just as comfortable if not better than that of the plane. Stop trying to make the Acela the better train we all know it’s absolute garbage. I’ve been on it and I am not impressed at all. Ride quality is terrible , loud , not smooth at all interior is cheap and looks outdated for something that is supposed to be “new”. I don’t care how much you hurt and puff I will never consider the acelas or any amtrak trains to be superior or anywhere near Japanese trains. You need to go look at Japanese architectural engineering. Japan will always lead the world technologically I mean they have been around for over 1,000 years. USA have been around for 246 years. You don’t need be a scientist to figure that one out. I’m done quarreling back and worth with you. Everyone is entitled to their opinions and no one has to agree with anyone.

[@TohaBgood2]

@@_MIKIMOTO_ Yeah, bud, I’ve lived in Japan for a little while and still have a ton of Japanese friends. The Shinkansens almost always have rural hospital interiors. It’s just a fact of life. Accept reality. Even the new first class areas on the Shinkansens are meh at best by international standards. You should try riding first class in some European HSR trains! This just isn’t something any of the Japanese HSR companies do well. The Acela is over 20 years old. The new TGV-derived Acela trains are in testing. None are in operation. You could not have ever been on one because they aren’t any carrying passengers and it’s a brand new Alstom train model. So clearly you lie about ever being on a new Acela. Just cope quietly if you can’t accept reality.

[@vonda6951]

That’s not a train it’s a accident waiting to happen . Plains stay in sky not on tracks

[@journeythroughtherails5294]

How is thag an insult to trains- and We are aware that planes fly.

[@TohaBgood2]

Lol, the Acela has been running for 20 years with bo issues. High Speed Rail trains exist all around the world with no issues. What are you even talking about?

[@johnnyjames7139]

Definition of high speed is 186 mph or more. This is not and never has been high speed. The 150 mph is only achieved over a short stretch of about 15 miles. FRA carbody strengthening requirements caused truck hunting and oscillation problems not present in the european version of this equipment. This thing is a tribute to Amtrak incompetence and nothing more. If you want anything done right, don't let the government be involved.

[@BayAreaTransitNews]

There is no universal definition of what constitutes "high-speed" rail. Acela is America's only higher-speed rail service; since there is no universal definition of what high-speed rail is, and since the length of track isn't always the determining factor of what constitutes high-speed rail, we'd take the definition of the United States Department of Transportation's definition, which ranges from sustained speeds of 110 to 150+ mph. European, Asian and American definitions vary wildly; it depends on how you want to define high-speed rail in relation to speed and sustained distance, so you could call Acela high-speed rail and be technically correct, depending on what you were referencing. You could also call it higher-speed rail and also be right, depending on the source. If America does build true high-speed rail (California and Texas are most promising), we're pretty sure government would have to get involved, just as European governments continue to do for their extensive high-speed rail systems.

[@zoqaeski]

Hate to break it to you, but high speed rail outside of the US was designed and developed by government agencies. Who do you think owns DB, SNCF, ÖBB, and (pre-1987) JNR?

[@johnnyjames7139]

zoqaeski And who developed railways in USA? Private enterprise operating in free capitol markets with land grants and government bonds, and the bonds were repaid in full with interest and on time. If private capitol won't participate, then there is no chance of profitable operation. I will be God Damned if I am going to have to pay more in taxes to operate another mode of transportation in competition with the major modes(air and highway) both of which are tax subsidized already. Just because the dog can lick it's own ass, doesn't mean it has too.

[@TheDankEngineer]

High speed is actually 125 mph or more. You call the javelin high speed, yet its top speed is only 140 MPH. Besides, 186 MPH is only the speed of the eurostar, dingus.

[@TheDankEngineer]

Also, zoqaeski was pointing out how you said "If you want anything done right, don't let the government be involved" yet your railways were entirely government owned. He wasn't saying Amtrak wasn't government owned.