by Matt Johnson
daybeers wrote: ↑Fri Dec 24, 2021 4:01 pm Thought it was supposed to be 165?165 has been quoted mistakenly, I believe even by the president of Amtrak, but while the Avelia Liberty has been testing at 165 the max operational speed is 160, the top speed that FRA Class 8 track permits.
Presumably the 150 mph sections will get bumped to 160 for the next gen Acela when it goes into service, but for now this should let the current Acela get up to 150 mph.