Acela PhV First

Acela PhV First

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 Hochgraf

Acela PhV First
amtrak_acelaex_first_body
amtrak_acelaex_first_body.im 176.04KB
back.texture.txt 27 bytes
back.tga 64.04KB
env_nec.bmp 48.05KB
env_nec.png 91.30KB
env_nec.texture.txt 30 bytes
env_nec.tga 48.02KB
hull-hull-2.tga 4.00MB
hull-hull.png 1.42MB
hull-hull.texture.txt 32 bytes
hull-hull.tga 1.00MB
interior.bmp 1.50MB
interior.png 2.05MB
interior.texture.txt 31 bytes
interior.tga 384.02KB
interior_tile.bmp 96.05KB
interior_tile.png 233.64KB
interior_tile.texture.txt 36 bytes
interior_tile.tga 96.02KB
joint.bmp 12.05KB
joint.png 187.77KB
joint.texture.txt 28 bytes
joint.tga 12.02KB
roof-flat-roof-flat-2.tga 8.04KB
roof-flat-roof-flat.bmp 6.05KB
roof-flat-roof-flat.png 58.87KB
roof-flat-roof-flat.texture.txt 42 bytes
roof-flat-roof-flat.tga 8.02KB
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roof-roof.bmp 48.05KB
roof-roof.fw.png 101.25KB
roof-roof.png 77.85KB
roof-roof.texture.txt 32 bytes
roof-roof.tga 16.02KB
seat-seat-a.bmp 65.05KB
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seat-seat.bmp 65.05KB
seat-seat.png 382.46KB
seat-seat.texture.txt 72 bytes
seat-seat.tga 256.04KB
vent-vent-2.tga 128.04KB
vent-vent.png 240.16KB
vent-vent.texture.txt 32 bytes
vent-vent.tga 32.02KB
vent.bmp 24.05KB
vent.texture.txt 27 bytes
vent.tga 24.02KB
window_ext-window_ext-2.tga 64.04KB
window_ext-window_ext-alpha.fw.png 77.41KB
window_ext-window_ext.bmp 48.05KB
window_ext-window_ext.png 156.57KB
window_ext-window_ext.texture.txt 108 bytes
window_ext-window_ext.tga 64.02KB
window_int-window_int-alpha.fw.png 160.15KB
window_int-window_int-alpha.png 160.15KB
window_int-window_int.bmp 192.05KB
window_int-window_int.png 283.78KB
window_int-window_int.texture.txt 104 bytes
window_int-window_int.tga 256.04KB
amtrak_acelaex_first_shadow
amtrak_acelaex_first_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.texture.txt 27 bytes
vent.tga 3.02KB
• config.txt 3.82KB
first_class_door
acela_firstclass_door.im 12.07KB
anim.kin 6.05KB
door_window_ext-door_window_ext-2.tga 16.04KB
door_window_ext-door_window_ext.png 67.20KB
door_window_ext-door_window_ext.texture.txt 128 bytes
door_window_ext-door_window_ext.tga 16.04KB
door_window_int-door_window_int.texture.txt 124 bytes
door_window_int-door_window_int.tga 16.02KB
env_light.texture.txt 32 bytes
env_light.tga 786 bytes
env_nec.bmp 48.05KB
env_nec.png 91.30KB
env_nec.texture.txt 30 bytes
env_nec.tga 48.02KB
inside.texture.txt 29 bytes
inside.tga 48.02KB
outside-outside.texture.txt 30 bytes
outside-outside.tga 512.04KB
outside.png 210.90KB
outside.tga 96.02KB