User:SouthernFlight100/sandbox

The SD70ACe is an awesome engine. In the late 1990s, after years of planning, Amtrak finally electrified all the way to Boston, Massachusetts, and ordered all-new high-speed train sets to operate on the Boston-New York-Philadelphia-Washington DC Northeast Corridor route. For years, Amtrak trains would change from diesel to electric locomotives at New Haven, Connecticut. New Haven Railroad had overcome this by using the dual-mode FL9, but the advantage of using this type greatly diminished when Amtrak took over and began running most Boston to New York trains through to Washington DC. In December 2000, Amtrak introduced its Acela Express service using high-powered six-car tilting train sets that can operate at speeds up to 240km/h (150mph). These use Bombardier's tilting system (originally devised for the Canadian LRC trains) and an Alsthom electrical propulsion system similar to that employed on the French TGV. Although the Boston-Washington route is now entirely electrified, there are still several different electrification systems in place on various sections of the line as a result of complex history of the route. As a result of this, the Acela Express needs to adjust to different voltages and frequencies as it travels along the Northeast Corridor. Each train has a semi-permanetely streamlined locomotive power car at each end.