Avelia Liberty

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Avelia Liberty, marketed by Amtrak as the NextGen Acela and previously referred to as Acela II during the procurement phase, is a tilting high-speed passenger trainset built for the North American market by French manufacturer Alstom and assembled in the United States. Amtrak has ordered 28 trainsets for use on its flagship Acela service along the Northeast Corridor between Boston, New York, and Washington, promising higher capacity and greater speeds than the first-generation Acela trainset. Part of Alstom's Avelia family of high-speed trains, the Avelia Liberty is adapted for Federal Railroad Administration Tier III crashworthiness standards and other North American requirements. Trains began testing in 2020, with a planned entry into service for 2022. After several delays, the first five trainsets entered passenger service on August 28, 2025, and as of August 2026, 16 of the total order of 28 trainsets have entered service.

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