Bombardier/ALSTOM, Amtrak Resume Testing Of Acela Express High-Speed Train On Northeast Corridor

Market Wire, 20050229

The Bombardier/ALSTOM manufacturing consortium and Amtrak have resumed testing of the new Acela Express high-speed train on the Northeast Corridor following modifications to the locomotive undercarriages.

New, longer bolts were installed in the truck assemblies after some of the original bolts were discovered broken or missing during earlier tests. The use of longer bolts was proposed by the manufacturers, and safety engineers for the Federal Railroad Administration approved the resumption of testing.

The train resumed testing between Newark and Washington this week and will make test runs in New England next week.

National Railroad Passenger Corporation 60 Massachusetts Avenue, N.E., Fourth Floor Washington, D.C. 20002-4285 www.amtrak.com


 

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