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Amtrak has launched, what the company claims, is the "future of high-speed rail" as, on Wednesday, the mass transit provider added new 'NextGen Acela' trains to its fleet running along the Northeast Corridor, which runs from Washington D.C. to Boston.

“Acela is synonymous with American high-speed trains, and today marks a new era of next-generation service,” said Amtrak President Roger Harris during a presentation on Wednesday. “On behalf of everyone at Amtrak, I’m proud to welcome you aboard NextGen Acela. The future of high-speed rail starts now.”

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The first of these new trains -- that can carry 27% more people than prior Acela trains and can hit speeds of 160 mph -- will stop in Ph

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