Amtrak's NextGen Acela high-speed trains are now racing passengers between Boston, New York and Washington, D.C., hitting top speeds of 160 miles per hour.

Leo Friedman and his mother, Phyllis, traveled from New Jersey to D.C. this week just to take the inaugural train north.

"Ever since that first video came out, that Amtrak posted about nine years ago, I've been super interested and invested in this NextGen Acela," Friedman told CBS News.

Acela was a game-changer when it first launched 25 years ago, doubling Amtrak's market share in the Northeast.

The 28 new trains will hold about 80 more passengers. They offer upgraded seats, bigger windows, faster Wi-Fi and lots of charging power. All 28 trains, assembled in upstate New York, are expected to be in service by 2027.

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