The fact they don't mention they are any faster is disappointing. I'm all for a better cabin experience (I take the Acela at least once a month) although first class was perfectly acceptable. Much better than flying.
Amtrak NextGen Acela Debuts on August 28
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#13What is "5G-enabled Wi-Fi"? Does that just mean the train receives its connectivity via 5G and broadcasts Wi-Fi?
That's usually what I've seen done in Europe or even in Japan
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#14> “NextGen Acela is more than a new train—it’s an evolution of travel,” said Amtrak President Roger Harris. Everyone's using ChatGPT these days.
Executives have been talking like that for a long time :)
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#15I'm surprised it didn't mention the time to get between NYC and DC. Anyone know?
I don't know if these trains are supposed to be much faster than the existing train sets, which do it in like 3 hours?
(My understanding is that the speed limits is more to do with the railways than the actual trainsets, but maybe that's wrong. Apparently they go 160mph at max vs 150 on the old ones, but I don't know if that speed can be sustained between DC and NYC)
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#16What is "5G-enabled Wi-Fi"? Does that just mean the train receives its connectivity via 5G and broadcasts Wi-Fi?
Sure appears that way. Wish they used Starlink. 5G cuts out at high speeds.
Re: Amtrak NextGen Acela Debuts on August 28
#17wow, they took the AI emoji response and put it right in the press release
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#18> “NextGen Acela is more than a new train—it’s an evolution of travel,” said Amtrak President Roger Harris. Everyone's using ChatGPT these days.
This press release was definitely shat out by it.
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#19I'm surprised it didn't mention the time to get between NYC and DC. Anyone know?
Tickets can't be booked yet, so I can't say for sure, but I've seen in some places some mention to variations of this:
> Amtrak's expects a roughly 30 minute reduction in travel time between both DC and NYC and NYC and Boston once all NEC upgrades are completed.
DC --> NYC right now is about 3 hours, so I guess it'll be near 2:30 if those upgrades are completed?
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#20> In the coming months, Amtrak will be operating both the current Acela equipment and the NextGen Acela trains as the new trains transition into the fleet.
I do hope that at the time of booking they make it clear which Acela it is. Airlines do this: they usually mention the type of plane while booking. I might just do a trip on the new Acela to experience the train.