Acela PhIII First

Acela PhIII 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.

Original model by tolaris, extensivly reworked & updated by G.M. and PerRock. Visit American Trainz Group for the complete list of changes.

Author: Peter Hochgraf

Acela PhIII First
amtrak_acelaex_first_body
3seat.im 3.43KB
acela.lm.txt 236 bytes
acelabody.lm.txt 201 bytes
amtrak_acelaex_first_body.im 176.04KB
back.texture.txt 27 bytes
back.tga 64.04KB
env_nec.texture.txt 30 bytes
env_nec.tga 48.02KB
hull-hull.jpg 124.51KB
hull-hull.png 1.32MB
hull-hull.texture.txt 32 bytes
interior.jpg 76.95KB
interior.png 2.01MB
interior.texture.txt 31 bytes
interior_tile.bmp 96.05KB
interior_tile.texture.txt 36 bytes
joint.jpg 23.61KB
joint.png 187.77KB
joint.texture.txt 28 bytes
roof-flat-roof-flat.jpg 13.59KB
roof-flat-roof-flat.png 61.12KB
roof-flat-roof-flat.texture.txt 42 bytes
roof-roof.jpg 15.36KB
roof-roof.png 59.63KB
roof-roof.texture.txt 32 bytes
seat-seat-a.bmp 65.05KB
seat-seat.bmp 65.05KB
seat-seat.jpg 20.26KB
seat-seat.png 420.90KB
seat-seat.texture.txt 72 bytes
vent-vent.jpg 19.91KB
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_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.lm.txt 184 bytes
vent.texture.txt 27 bytes
vent.tga 3.02KB
• config.txt 7.95KB
• door_open.wav 63.08KB
doors
adsl.im 6.01KB
adsl.kin 3.46KB
adsr.im 6.01KB
adsr.kin 3.46KB
env_nec.texture.txt 59 bytes
inside.jpg 18.60KB
inside.png 149.27KB
inside.texture.txt 29 bytes
inside.tga 48.02KB
outside.jpg 21.16KB
outside.png 159.90KB
outsides.jpg 55.15KB
outsides.texture.txt 30 bytes
window_ext.tga 64.04KB
winext.texture.txt 82 bytes
winext.tga 64.04KB
winint.texture.txt 47 bytes
winint.tga 256.02KB
• fc_thumb.jpg 50.94KB
• icon_0.texture.txt 86 bytes
• icon_0.tga 32.02KB