Acela PhV Business

Acela PhV Business

Acela Express

Amtrak unveiled the Acela brand on March 9, 1999. The name, conceived by the New York branding firm IDEO, is intended to reflect a combination of 'acceleration' and 'excellence'. The Acela brand now covers the entire range of NEC services and is not limited to the Acela Express service. The Acela Express name replaced the marketing name American Flyer, previously used by the Bombardier consortium.

The first Acela Express entered testing at the Pueblo, Colorado Transportation Test Center in mid 1999. The second, meanwhile, was in testing on the NEC. The trains were supposed to enter service in late 1999 and be phased in over the following year, but additional technical problems, first with excessive wheel wear and later with defective bolts and other assorted issues pushed back initial service to December 2000. The Acela Express cuts the Boston - New York run to 3:23 (from 4 to 5 hours), and the New York to Washington run (the territory of Amtrak's 125 mph Metroliners until the introduction of Acela) to 2:45 from three hours. Amtrak expects this to attract many customers who currently use airline shuttles or drive.

Author: Peter Hochraf (PerRock)

Acela PhV Business
amtrak_acelaex_business_body
1bseat.im 4.75KB
acela.lm.txt 183 bytes
acelabody.lm.txt 204 bytes
amtrak_acelaex_business_body.im 179.95KB
back.texture.txt 27 bytes
back.tga 48.02KB
env_nec.texture.txt 30 bytes
env_nec.tga 48.02KB
hull-hull.png 2.11MB
hull-hull.texture.txt 32 bytes
interior.bmp 1.50MB
interior.texture.txt 31 bytes
interior_tile.bmp 96.05KB
interior_tile.texture.txt 36 bytes
joint.png 187.77KB
joint.texture.txt 28 bytes
roof-flat-roof-flat-2.tga 8.04KB
roof-flat-roof-flat.png 58.87KB
roof-flat-roof-flat.texture.txt 42 bytes
roof-roof.png 77.85KB
roof-roof.texture.txt 32 bytes
seat-seat-a.bmp 65.05KB
seat-seat.bmp 65.05KB
seat-seat.png 374.11KB
seat-seat.texture.txt 72 bytes
vent-vent.png 240.16KB
vent-vent.texture.txt 32 bytes
vent.texture.txt 27 bytes
vent.tga 24.02KB
window_ext-window_ext-2.tga 64.04KB
window_ext-window_ext.png 156.57KB
window_ext-window_ext.texture.txt 108 bytes
window_int-window_int.texture.txt 104 bytes
window_int-window_int.tga 256.04KB
amtrak_acelaex_business_shadow
amtrak_acelaex_business_shadow.im 12.38KB
black.texture.txt 28 bytes
black.tga 786 bytes
coach_vent
acela_coach_vent.im 4.84KB
anim.kin 1.46KB
vent.lm.txt 184 bytes
vent.texture.txt 27 bytes
vent.tga 3.02KB
• config.txt 8.58KB
• door_open.wav 63.08KB
doors
adl.im 11.88KB
adl.kin 4.74KB
adr.im 11.88KB
adr.kin 4.74KB
env_nec.texture.txt 62 bytes
inside.png 148.24KB
inside.texture.txt 29 bytes
inside.tga 48.02KB
outside.jpg 106.33KB
outside.png 540.94KB
outside.texture.txt 32 bytes
window_ext.tga 64.04KB
winext.texture.txt 57 bytes
winext.tga 64.04KB
winint.texture.txt 47 bytes
winint.tga 256.02KB