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• Pacific Surfliner Enters Service In California

  - 2000-07-01

  AMTRAK has launched its new Pacific Surfliner passenger service on the San Diego- Los Angeles-San Luis Obispo rail corridor in California. The service is to be operated by a fleet of nine new double-deck trains currently being delivered by Alstom. The five-car push-pull trains will be powered by new F59PH1...

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• What's holding up Acela? - Brief Article

  - 2000-07-01

  Delays and technical problems continue to dog Amtrak's Acela Express high speed trainset, pushing revenue service introduction of the 150-mph Boston-New York-Washington premium service train back to September or possibly later. Amtrak and its supplier, the consortium of Bombardier and Alstom, appeared to be headed toward a court confrontation as...

  Tags: Alstom, Amtrak, Bombardier Inc., FINANCE, MARKETING

• Get ready for a great ride

  - 2000-05-01

  Amtrak's long-awaited Acela Express is poised for a summer debut. You'll find it worth the wait. April 7, 2000, on Amtrak's Northeast Corridor, just south of Wilmington, Del.: Acela Express trainset No. 3 glides along at a gentle 45 mph, restricted by an "approach medium" cab signal indication. Inside...

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• Acela Express: Teething Pains Have Become A Root Canal - Brief Article

  - 1999-10-01

  To promote its new Acela Express Northeast Corridor high speed service, Amtrak has embarked upon a slick and provocative advertising campaign. Posters displayed throughout NEC rail stations and on commuter trains use such slogans as "ARECHARGEB," "AFINDTIMEB," ABRAINSTORMB," and "ASMILEB." These Madison Avenue concoctions are meant to convey how Acela...

  Tags: Alstom, Amtrak, Bombardier Inc., FINANCE, revenue, Transportation