> riding on the crown jewel of the Amtrak network: Northeast corridor Acela.
It is worth pointing out that it's unanimously agreed that the worst part of the NEC is the Connecticut segment, especially New Haven-New Rochelle, as Metro North is responsible for the dispatching there and they do not do Amtrak any favors. Every time I'm riding Amtrak on that segment, it feels like the train is stuck behind some pokey local commuter rail rather than expressing around it, and this is not something I ever felt on the MARC, SEPTA, NJT, or MBTA portions of the line.
It is worth pointing out that it's unanimously agreed that the worst part of the NEC is the Connecticut segment, especially New Haven-New Rochelle, as Metro North is responsible for the dispatching there and they do not do Amtrak any favors. Every time I'm riding Amtrak on that segment, it feels like the train is stuck behind some pokey local commuter rail rather than expressing around it, and this is not something I ever felt on the MARC, SEPTA, NJT, or MBTA portions of the line.