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Originally Posted by engatwork
This was my first time on Amtrak. We took 7:30 pm train out of S'vah, arrived at Penn Station around noon next day. I was pretty optimistic I'd be able to sleep but I was not able to tell if I got any sleep or not  . Pretty rough ride. We did run between 90 and 110 mph based on what waze navigation app was saying. You had to be running parallel to a road for it to work. I looked one time and we were going 109 in a 25  .
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They dont get that fast until north of Richmond I think. Maybe theyve replaced more in recent years. The tracks had to be updated to handle the higher speeds, was part of the push for Acela back in the day, and started with the NE corridor.
Tbh the new tracks are still pretty rough compared to Euro trains. I was in Switzerland a couple weeks ago and took one of their regional trains, pretty similar service to Amtrak...and remember thinking "i wish amtrak was like this". So much smoother and quieter.
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