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  • Amtrak Shows off the New Acela Interiors You’ll See in 2021(hi-speed choo-choo)

    08/28/2019 7:47:37 PM PDT · by dynachrome · 49 replies
    thepointsguy.com ^ | August | Points Guy
    n a quiet, nondescript building off an interstate in Wilmington, Delaware, the future of America’s high-speed rail is taking shape. Amtrak gave select journalists, including TPG, a chance to tour full-scale mock-ups of the interior of its new high-speed Acela train cars, giving a sneak peek at what passengers will experience when the first cars are rolled out in spring 2021. American’s primary passenger train operator launched the Acela trains in 2000, and this is the first time since then that they are getting a new look and feel. While Amtrak’s Acela fleet currently lags behind high-speed trains in Europe...
  • 54 high-speed trains recalled over safety concerns (China)

    08/12/2011 5:52:54 PM PDT · by dynachrome · 14 replies
    china.org.cn ^ | 8-12-11 | Xinhua
    China CNR Corp. Ltd. will recall 54 high-speed trains used on the Beijing-Shanghai high-speed rail line over safety concerns, the company said in a statement Friday. The Shanghai-listed train maker said in a statement at the website of Shanghai Stock Exchange that it had asked the Ministry of Railways for approval of recalling its 54 high-speed CRH380BL trains. Previously, the Beijing-based company has decided to suspend delivery of CRH380BL trains which the company said have defects in the automatic protection system. The trains were assembled in the company's subsidiary, Changchun Railway Vehicles Co., Ltd., in northeast China's Jilin Province. Friday's...