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capecodlocoguy wrote:M8 will begin testing on the shoreline in early 2010. Amtrak has not yet decided what speed they will be permitted to operate at. Since they will have the ACSES cab signal system, they could operate up to 90 MPH, but most likely they'll be restricted to 80 MPH.Why 80? The current equipment is permitted 90mph on the New Haven between CP 217 & CP 223. Have the BL20's had the ACSES tested yet?