WASHINGTON —

The new Acela NextGen debuted in August , running between Washington, D.C., and Boston with stops in Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York and more.

With a top speed of 160 mph, the train is slightly faster than Amtrak’s previous Acela model that debuted in 2000 and hits a maximum of 150 mph. Amtrak plans to launch 28 of the new NextGen trains through 2027. In addition to the 10 mph to its top speed, the NextGen Acela trains also add 27% capacity to each train.

The Acela has been the fastest train in the United States for more than two decades. But worldwide, it does not come close.

Railway Gazette, an outlet focusing on international railway industry news, publishes its World Speed Survey every two years, excluding 2021. The survey analyzes the fastest high-speed rail s

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