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Amtrak’s new Acela trains can hit 160 mph, but on the busy route between Boston and Washington, D.C., they don’t stay at that top speed for long.

The NextGen Acela trains, as Amtrak calls them, are faster and lighter than the current fleet. They're scheduled to start revenue service along the Northeast Corridor on Thursday.

The newly debuted NextGen Acela trains will run with a top speed of 160 mph, out-speeding the previous Acela fleet by 10 mph.

The newly debuted NextGen Acela trains will run with a top speed of 160 mph, out-speeding the previous Acela fleet by 10 mph.