Amtrak Photo Archive -
an unofficial site
the ACELA



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Jeff Lubchansky has an Acela page - visit it here
The February 7, 2001 Trainset numbering at bottom of page
HHP-8 Loco photos located here
Cars and other view located her

 

 

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

  This is a Ron Godson's GPS taken on the Acela
between Boston and New York, 149mph
(September 2002)

 

 

  Location & Information  Date  Photo Credit

2000

  Seabrook MD June 17, 2003  Chao-Hwa Chen

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

2002

  Seabrook MD  June 17, 2003 Chao-Hwa Chen

2003

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

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  Dick Leonhardt

2005

 Boston MA
South Station 		 Oct 5, 2000  Dick Leonhardt

2006

   Bowie State MD
heading away...		  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

BWI Rail Station July 29, 2003  Chao-Hwa Chen
 2011
 Perryville, MD. Nov 5, 2005 Bill Hakkarinen 
 Amtrak Maintenance facilities at Ivy City, Washington, DC  March 5, 2005 Bill Hakkarinen 
  2013 and 2022,
both taken in
Philadelphia PA		 Aug 18. 2001  Bill Hakkarinen 
 Rt-128 26 MA  May 2004  Dick Leonhardt
   Kingston RI
Flying by at around 95mph.
The walkway over the tracks is almost finished. For the last few years, Amtrak has been running a shuttle bus from the station on the left to the platform on right for southbound passengers. 		 Dec 30, 2004 Paul McGrane 
Martin Airport MD March 12, 2001  Bill Hakkarinen 
 2014
 Boston MA
between South Sta. 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  
Acela in the NEC
 May 2001
 Bruce Friedman
 Rt 128 Station MA
 March 2005
 Dick Leonhardt

Odenton, MD		 June 30, 2002  Chao-Hwa Chen
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

 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
   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
 BWI Station  July 7, 2001  Chao-Hwa Chen 
 Boston MA
South Station		 July 30, 2001  Dan Gilreath
   Westwood MA  Dec 14, 2001  Adrian Turner
Washington DC
Union Station		 May 9, 2003  Pete Piszczek
 
 2028
 Ridley Park PA  8-25-04  Rob C Bounder
no
photo
yet
2029
 . . .

 New London CT  April 16, 2001  Alex Stroshane
2030
 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 
 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
 BWI Station  July 7, 2001  Chao-Hwa Chen 
 Boston MA
South Station		  Sept 20, 2001  Dick Leonhardt
 Edgewood MD
Northbound. 2035 leading, 2039 trailing		  June 13, 2001.  Bill Hakkarinen
   Rt 128 Station MA  March 2005  Dick Leonhardt
 Perryville MD
northbound
2037 is leading
2006 trailing		 June 9, 2001   Mike Martin.
     Ralph Carter
 Boston MA
South Station		  Sept 30, 2001  Bill Hakkarinen
 
  2038
  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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This archive was first accessed Aug 1996
Updated June 9, 2008