Each year, more than 11 million passengers ride the high-speed route of the Northeast Corridor, the longest electrified stretch of rail in the United States (453 miles) that connects Boston to Washington, D.C., with stops in New York City, Philadelphia and Baltimore. This heavily traveled route services 75 percent of public-transport passengers between New York and the nation's capital, and primary rail operator Amtrak is focused on investing and modernizing this critical line to ensure it can deliver the reliable service the region depends on. Their first step: an all-electric locomotive that can operate at speeds of 125 mph, while simultaneously reducing environmental impacts. Placed into service in February 2014, the Amtrak Cities Sprinter (ACS-64) ushers in the nation's next era of passenger rail. Not only does the locomotive deliver enhanced mobility and reliability to a vital economic region, but it does so while incorporating transformative green technologies-regenerative braking that feeds power back to the network, advanced monitoring and diagnostic systems-that will accelerate an industry that many believe has been lapped by Europe.
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