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New York City-Washington
Stops:
Trenton, Philadelphia, Wilmington,
Baltimore
Frequency:
Multiple times a day in each direction
Duration:
2¾ hours for Acela trains, 3¼ hours
for Northeast Regional service
Equipment:
Acela trains: First class, business
class, quiet car, cafe car; Northeast
Regional trains: Amfleet coaches,
business class, quiet car, cafe car
This is Amtrak's high-speed run, with the Acela trains reaching
speeds of 150 miles per hour in some stretches and the Northeast
Regional trains running at more than 100 miles per hour. Leav-
ing New York City, the trains pass beneath the Hudson River and
emerge in New Jersey. There's occasional farmland, and you'll
cross a number of rivers, including the Delaware, but much of
this trip is through industrial areas, apartment buildings, and ten-
ements. For me, there's nothing very scenic about it, but on one
of my trips I happened to sit next to a young man from Nebraska
who was absolutely fascinated by it all. You just never know, do
you? As on the run north to Boston, Amtrak is now providing
free Wi-Fi on these trains.
Eastern Trains
Adirondack (68, 69)
Stops:
New York City, Poughkeepsie,
Albany, Ticonderoga, Lake Placid,
Montreal
Frequency:
Daily
Distance:
381 miles
Duration:
11 hours
Equipment:
Amfleet coaches, lounge car
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