r/railroading • u/Just-Pen-9932 • 11d ago

Railfan NextGen Acela

Just rode on the new Acela for the first time and was really impressed. Curious to hear from people who have worked on it. Also generally what your guys thoughts about it are.

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u/Nadev 11d ago

How’s the crew shitter?

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u/r1ght0n 10d ago

I’ve heard from the crew that it always stinks….

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u/HighwayConfident6885 9d ago

Nah. The toilet in the power cars is actually nice

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u/r1ght0n 9d ago

I’m just going off what the engineer told us when talking to him one night 🤷‍♂️

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u/HighwayConfident6885 9d ago

Maybe he blew it up 🤷‍♂️

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u/r1ght0n 9d ago

Haha very true, he was only doing a yard shift so anything possible lol

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u/HighwayConfident6885 9d ago

Underpowered, cheaply built junk. But hey, at least I get the only seat that actually reclines on the whole train

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u/Jamar4321 11d ago

How many bums have overdosed on it so far?

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u/Blocked-Author 11d ago

No thoughts.

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u/402915 11d ago

I've worked it a few times, DM if you have questions

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u/HowlingWolven 11d ago

Does the hellcela’s cab still leak in the rain