TILTING TRAIN A HIT WITH AMTRAK RIDERS

                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: TUESDAY, February 2, 1993                   TAG: 9302020189
SECTION: NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL                    PAGE: A8   EDITION: METRO 
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TILTING TRAIN A HIT WITH AMTRAK RIDERS
ABOARD THE X2000 TRAIN - Ordinary rail passengers rode in a test run Monday of a swift tilting train proposed for the Washington-Boston corridor.
Several passengers said the ride was smoother, quieter and had less vibration that the normal Metroliners, now Amtrak's fastest train.
A joint Swiss-Swedish company, A.B.B. Brown Boveri, hopes to sell 26 trains and electric locomotives to Amtrak, the U.S. passenger rail system, for between $400 million and $500 million.
Nearly 200 passengers rode the first regular test of the train, known as the X2000. It used the normal schedule of Amtrak's fast Washington-New York Metroliner train and hit speeds of 125 mph. - Associated Press

by Archana Subramaniam by CNB