[PAR] [TLE] High-speed rail in the United States [SEP] Plans for high-speed rail in the United States date back to the High Speed Ground Transportation Act of 1965.  Various state and federal proposals have followed.  Despite being one of the world's first countries to get high-speed trains (the Metroliner service in 1969), it failed to spread.  Definitions of what constitutes high-speed rail vary, including a range of speeds over 110 miles per hour and dedicated rail lines.  Inter-city rail in the United States with top speeds of 90 mph or more but below 125 mph is sometimes referred to as higher-speed rail.  The Acela Express (reaching 150 mph) and the Northeast Regional (reaching 125 mph) are currently the only services in the country (the Metroliner was discontinued in 2006). [PAR] [TLE] Acela Express [SEP] The Acela Express ( ; colloquially abbreviated to Acela) is Amtrak's flagship service along the Northeast Corridor (NEC) in the Northeast United States between Washington, D.C. and Boston via 14 intermediate stops including Baltimore, Philadelphia, and New York City.  The route contains segments of high-speed rail, and Acela Express trains are the fastest trainsets in the Americas; they attain 150 mph on 28 mile of the route.
[PAR] [TLE] High - speed rail in the United States [ SEP ] Plans for high - speed rail in the United States date back to the High Speed Ground Transportation Act of 1965 . Various state and federal proposals have followed . Despite being one of the world 's first countries to get high - speed trains ( the Metroliner service in 1969 ) , it failed to spread . Definitions of what constitutes high - speed rail vary , including a range of speeds over 110 miles per hour and dedicated rail lines . Inter - city rail in the United States with top speeds of 90 mph or more but below 125 mph is sometimes referred to as higher - speed rail . The Acela Express ( reaching 150 mph ) and the Northeast Regional ( reaching 125 mph ) are currently the only services in the country ( the Metroliner was discontinued in 2006 ) . [PAR] [TLE] Acela Express [ SEP ] The Acela Express ( ; colloquially abbreviated to Acela ) is Amtrak 's flagship service along the Northeast Corridor ( NEC ) in the Northeast United States between Washington , D.C. and Boston via 14 intermediate stops including Baltimore , Philadelphia , and New York City . The route contains segments of high - speed rail , and Acela Express trains are the fastest trainsets in the Americas ; they attain 150 mph on 28 mile of the route .
which Amtrak's flagship service along the Northeast Corridor is  currently the only services in the country
which Amtrak 's flagship service along the Northeast Corridor is currently the only services in the country
Acela Express
Acela Express