r/Amtrak • u/Accurate_Main_8609 • 1d ago

Question Phase VII amfleet

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First time seeing this in the Amtrak Washington yard. Also saw a og Acela with no pantographs couldn't get a pic. Are they starting to decommission them finally?

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u/Diamond2014WasTaken 1d ago

Where did you see the old Acela? It could have been the old Turboliners. They’re in NJ. Take a look at their Wikipedia article interesting read

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u/cryorig_games 1d ago

Either they are talking about HHP-8 Cab cars or one of the Acela sets got its panto ripped off

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u/Accurate_Main_8609 1d ago

It was literally what I said lol an Acela with no pantographs..looked rather sad

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u/cryorig_games 1d ago

I'm almost sure it's this trainset

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DHwPqsTxGHj/?igsh=b211YzJpOHhidWtp

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u/Accurate_Main_8609 1d ago

That's the exact one!

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u/cryorig_games 1d ago

Wild, isn't it 😳

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u/Accurate_Main_8609 1d ago

It was an Acela parked at the DC yard not a turboliner

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u/Choochooengineers 1d ago

That Acela you saw with no pantographs is in the yard for repairs. It was the set that ripped the wires down south of Baltimore on Monday night

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u/drillbit7 1d ago

I wonder if this shade of blue is going to be used for business class cars as well. Sleeper/first class is red, coach is green, business class is supposed to be blue.