To complement this, the Acela has a top speed of 150 mph; it can only travel that fast for ~10% of the distance between Boston and DC though [1]. It fastest leg

To complement this, the Acela has a top speed of 150 mph; it can only travel that fast for ~10% of the distance between Boston and DC though [1]. It fastest leg from NYC to DC averages 82mph (about as fast as driving on 95 at night ;) ) [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acela#:~:text=Acela%20trains%20are%20the%20fastest,mile%20(735%20km)%20route.&text=Washington%2C%20D.C.,-Stops https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acela#:~:text=Acela%20trains%2...