Originally Posted by
AlanB
Acela doesn't use traditional couplers, so cars can't be easily added or subtracted.
I was wondering about that. I knew from personal observation that they're not articulated, permanently-coupled trainsets like the Talgos are, but I didn't know if they operated as one set or could be coupled/uncoupled. So it is possible (though they'd never actually do it).
Re: wxguy: "they broke the mold"...? Were they worried about someone else stealing the Acela design...?!