Amtrak Photo Archive
an unofficial site
The ACELA



After the page loads, click on the image or engine number to view a larger image. White sections are the newer additions.
The February 7, 2001 Trainset numbering at bottom of page
HHP-8 Loco photos located here
Cars and other view located here

Paint variations noted by Ralph Carter
 Clear Nose
no red stripe		  Blue Amtrak
red Stripe		 Red Amtrak
red Stripe 

Acela at Montpelier, Vermont September 2000 from
Ed Waldrup
Acela at Barre, Vermont September 2000
a rare end view
Ed Waldrup
 
This is a Ron Godson's GPS taken on the Acela
between Boston and New York, 149mph
(September 2002)

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Clicking on the number may open a larger image
Location & Information
DATE
Photo Credit

2000
Seabrook MD
June 17, 2003
Chao-Hwa Chen

2000
Trenton NJ
April 23, 2005
Dick Leonhardt

2000
 Newark NJ
Oct 12, 2007
Dick Leonhardt

2001
 Philadelphia PA
taken from the train
approaching the
30th Street Station
Nov 7, 1999
Bill Hakkarinen

2001
Perryville MD
Nov 5, 2005 
 Bill Hakkarinen
 Newark NJ
Oct 12 2007
Dick Leonhardt
Providence RI
Sept 28, 2015
Jim Hebner

2002
Seabrook MD
June 17, 2003
Chao-Hwa Chen
Philadelphia PA
Sept 18, 2015
Dick Leonhardt

2003
 Philadelphia  PA
a close up showing how the nose opens for coupling to regular equipment
June 11, 1999

2003
Newark NJ
Oct 12, 2007
Dick Leonhardt
Providence RI
Sept 28, 2015
Jim Hebner

2004
 Philadelphia  PA
 early 2000

2004
 Boston MA 

2005

Philadelphia PA

early 2000
from the
collection of
John Almeida

2005
Boston MA
South Station
Oct 5, 2000
 

2005
Boston MA
South Station
 Oct 5, 2000
 Dick Leonhardt

2006
  Bowie State MD
departing
 July 6, 2001
 Pete Piszczek

2006
 Perryville MD
2037 is leading
2006 trailing northbound
 June 9, 2001
 Mike Martin

2007
Boston station after
arriving from Chicago
on the LSL
 Sept 2002
 Ron Goodson

2008
BWI Rail Station
July 29, 2003 
Chao-Hwa Chen

2009
  2009 in the trailing
position. Shot in
Pennsylvania Station in
Baltimore at 10:22AM
 Nov 16, 2000
 Bill Larduskey

2009
 Inaugural run at
Landover MD
 Nov 16, 2000
Chao-Hwa Chen

2009
 Washington DC
Union Station
 May 25, 2001
 Pete Piszczek

2009
 Washington DC
Union Station
 May 25, 2001
 Pete Piszczek



Location and Information
Date
Photo Credit

2010
BWI Rail Station
July 29, 2003
Chao-Hwa Chen
New Haven CT
Jan 27, 2010
Dick Leonhardt
2011
Norwalk CT
Sept 24, 2015
Jim Hebner

2011
Perryville MD
Nov 5, 2005
Bill Hakkarinen 

2012
 Washington DC
Amtrak maintenance facilities
at Ivy City
 March 5, 2005
Bill Hakkarinen 

2012
Baltimore MD
Oct 14, 2007
Dick Leonhardt
2012
Philadelphia PA
Sept 18, 2015
Dick Leonhardt
2013 and 2022,
both taken in
Philadelphia PA
Aug 18, 2001
Bill Hakkarinen
2013 and 2022,
both taken in
Philadelphia PA
Aug 18, 2001
Bill Hakkarinen

2013
 Rt-128 MA
 May 2004
 Dick Leonhardt
 

2013

 Kingston RI
Flying by at around 95mph.
The walkway over the tracks is almost finished. For a few years, Amtrak was
running a shuttle bus
from the station on the leftto the
platform on right for
southbound passengers.

 Dec 30, 2004
Paul McGrane 
2013
Philadelphia PA
Sept 18, 2015
Dick Leonhardt

2014

Martin Airport MD
March 12, 2001
 Bill Hakkarinen 
Philadelphia, PA
May 4, 2016
 Dick Leonhardt

 Boston MA
between South Station and
Southampton St yard
 Aug 1, 2001
 Ralph Carter
Boston MA
missing a bit of shroud
 Sept 2002
 Ron Goodson
 
2015
 Ryan Keene
Leaving Washington DC
April 30, 2004 
Bill Hakkarinen  
2016

Jersey Avenue Station
Train 2163 heading west on Track 3

August 25, 2021 Jose Redndon
Acela in the NEC
 May 2001
 Bruce Friedman
 Rt 128 Station MA
 March 2005
 Dick Leonhardt
2018

Odenton MD
June 30, 2002
 Chao-Hwa Chen
2019
Montpelier VT
just before shipping to Amtrak
Sept 2000
Ed Waldrup
Martin Airport MD
March 12, 2001
 Bill Hakkarinen
 2183 southbound at Perryman
June 20, 2001
 Bill Hakkarinen
Westwood MA
 Dec 22, 2001
 Adrian Turner
Westwood MA
 Dec 22, 2001
 Adrian Turner
Philadelphia PA
May 4, 2016
 Dick Leonhardt
The first Acela train to arrive in Baltimore. Arrived on track 6 at 10:22AM at
Pennsylvania Station. The
trailing unit was 2009.
November 16, 2000
Bill Larduskey
 Washington DC
Union Station
 May 25, 2001
 Pete Piszczek
 Washington DC
Union Station
 May 25, 2001
 Pete Piszczek
 Rt 128 MA
 May 12, 2001
 Dick Leonhardt
Boston MA
Alex has a website
 January 2001
 Alex Stroshane
 Rt-128 26 MA
July 5, 2004
 Dick Leonhardt
 BWI Rail Station
 July 16, 2003
 Chao-Hwa Chen
 Boston MA
South Station
 Sept 30, 2001
 Bill Hakkarinen
Norwalk CT
Sept 24, 2015
Jim Hebner
 Washington Union Station
  Dec 4, 2002
 Randy Barton
 BWI Rail Station
 July 16, 2003
 Chao-Hwa Chen
Acela Express trainset
in Rutland VT on it's way
to the Northeast Corridor
July 29, 2001
Robert Gayne
 
 Seabrook MD
June 14, 2003
 Chao-Hwa Chen
Westwood MA
July 8, 2008
Dick Leonhardt
 BWI Station
July 7, 2001
 Chao-Hwa Chen 
Boston MA
South Station
July 30, 2001
Dan Gilreath
 
Westwood MA
Dec 14, 2001
Adrian Turner
Newark NJ
Oct 12, 2007
Dick Leonhardt
Baltimore MD
Oct 14, 2007
Dick Leonhardt
Washington DC
Union Station
May 9, 2003
Pete Piszczek
 
Ridley Park PA
Aug 25, 2004
 Rob C Bounder
Westwood MA
June 13, 2008
Dick Leonhardt

New London CT
April 16, 2001
Alex Stroshane
Boston MA
South Station
 Feb 8, 2001
 Bill Hakkarinen
near MP 48 of the Northeast Corridor just east of Princeton Junction. Note that the top is still intact and the shrouding hasn't been removed as you see on so many Acelas now
 Spring 2001
 Dom Bentivegna 
2030
Philadelphia PA
May 4, 2016
Dick Leonhardt
Philadelphia PA
May 4, 2016
Dick Leonhardt
         
         
Philadelphia PA
 May 18, 2000
 Bill Hakkarinen
 Ralph Carter
Washington DC
Union Station
 May 2001
 Herman R. Silbiger

New London, CT
 April 16, 2001
 Alex Stroshane
 Boston MA
South Station
 Sept 20, 2001
 Dick Leonhardt
Baltimore MD
14 Oct 2007
Dick Leonhardt
 BWI Station
 July 7, 2001
 Chao-Hwa Chen 
2033

Westwood MA

11/18/2003
Adrian Turne
Newark NJ
Oct 12, 2007
Dick Leonhardt
Boston MA
South Station
small red Amtrak on nose
 Sept 20, 2001
 Dick Leonhardt
Baltimore MD
Oct 14, 2007
Dick Leonhardt
 Edgewood MD
Northbound. 2035 leading, 2039 trailing
 June 13, 2001
 Bill Hakkarinen
Westwood MA
red Amtrak on nose
Dec 31, 2009
Dick Leonhardt
 
 Rt 128 Station MA
March 2005
 Dick Leonhardt
 Perryville MD
northbound
2037 leading
2006 trailing
June 9, 2001 
 Mike Martin
 Ralph Carter
Philadelphia PA
Sept 18, 2015
Dick Leonhardt
 Boston MA
South Station
 Sept 30, 2001
 Bill Hakkarinen
 Providence RI
It was tailing a southbound Acela to DC
Jan 11, 2005
 Andru Valpy
Edgewood MD
Northbound
2035 leading - 2039 trailing
June 13, 2001
 Bill Hakkarinen
 Baltimore MD
Penn Station
 July 6, 2001
 Pete Piszczek





Trainset numbering
Legend: 20xx=Power cars, 32xx=First Class, 33xx=Cafe Car, 34xx+End Coach, 35xx=Coach
1   F 20xx R A 32xx B   B 35xx A  B 35xx A  B 33xx A B 35xx A   B 34xx A   R 20xx F 
 F 20xx R A 34xx B   B 35xx A  B 33xx A  B 35xx A B 35xx A   B 32xx A    R 20xx F 

2   F 2003 R A 3200 B   B 3507 A  B 3504 A  B 3308 A B 3506 A   B 3401 A   R 2001 F 
 F 2001 R A 3401 B   B 3506 A  B 3308 A  B 3504 A B 3507 A   B 3200 A    R 2003 F 

3   F 2005R A 3203 B   B 3512 A  B 3513 A  B 3300 A B 3517 A   B 3403 A   R 2004 F 
 F 2004 R A 3403 B   B 3517 A  B 3300 A  B 3513 A B 3512 A   B 3203 A    R 2005 F 

4   F 2008 R A 3204 B   B 3510 A  B 3509 A  B 3303 A B 3520 A   B 3405 A   R 2018 F 
 F 20xx R A 3405 B   B 3520 A  B 3303 A  B 3509 A B 3510 A   B 3204 A    R 2008 F 

5   F 2020 R A 3207 B   B 3541 A  B 3543 A  B 3305 A B 3546 A   B 3409 A   R 2009 F 
 F 2009 R A 3409 B   B 3546 A  B 3305A  B 3543 A B 3541 A   B 3207 A    R 2020 F 

6   F 2031 R A 3215 B   B 3554 A  B 3549 A  B 3302 A B 3555 A   B 3417 A   R 2030 F 
 F 2030 R A 3417 B   B 3555 A  B 3302A  B 3549 A B 3554 A   B 3215 A    R 2031 F 

7   F 2032 R A 3216 B   B 3553 A  B 3556 A  B 3301 A B 3557 A   B 3419 A   R 2034 F 
 F 2034 R A 3419 B   B 3557 A  B 3301 A  B 3556 A B 3553 A   B 3216 A    R 2032 F 

8   F 2019 R A 3218 B   B 3559 A  B 3548 A  B 3315 A B 3558 A   B 3416A   R 2014 F 
 F 2014 R A 3416 B   B 3558 A  B 3315 A  B 3548 A B 3559 A   B 3218 A    R 20xx F 

9   F 2039 R A 3219 B   B 3544 A  B 3542 A  B 3307 A B 3547 A   B 3415 A   R 2035 F 
 F 2035 R A 3415 B   B 3547 A  B 3307 A  B 3542 A B 3544 A   B 3219 A    R 2039 F 

10   F 2016 R A 3214 B   B 3533 A  B 3540 A  B 3306 A B 3534 A   B 3413 A   R 2038 F 
 F 2038 R A 3413 B   B 3534 A  B 3306 A  B 3540 A B 3533 A   B 3214 A    R 2016 F 


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Most of the photos on this site are from original photos/slides or submissions. Some photos are from the web - I have tried to get permission to use on all of them, but a few may have slipped through. Please, let me know if that has happened.

This archive was first accessed Aug 1996
Updated November 7, 2022