Amtrak High-speed testing

you didn't look hard enough.    

Testing only occurred so far in NJ - Monday night/ Tuesday AM.

Testing "somewhere" between Wilmington, DE and Perryville, MD will occur tonight, sometime after 10:30 PM. 

All the papers suggesting a record is to be broken are in correct - accept maybe the record for the Acela.  The UA Turbo Train ran past Princeton Junction in December of 1967 at 170.8 mph.

Here's a shot of the Acela running at 165 (to be confirmed) Tuesday at 2:20 AM.

Note the sparking catenary as the wires bounced.

/Mitch

Meanwhile they are spending millions of dollars for new high-speed toll lane on the I-495 Capital Beltway and they expect drivers will be able to cruise at speeds approaching 36mph for a modest sum of $2.89/mile once it is completed in a couple years.