Amtrak to FRA: Cut Us Some Slack on the New High-Speed Trains.
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Amtrak to FRA: Cut Us Some Slack on the New High-Speed Trains.

ByJim Loomis

Amtrak wants to replace the high-speed equipment – the Acela trainsets – now operating on the Northeast Corridor between Washington and Boston via New York City.  The first Acelas began service in 2000 and, given a “shelf life” of 20 years or so, it’s indeed time for Amtrak to be thinking about new equipment. It’s…