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Metroliner

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-003630

A high-speed passenger train service operated by Amtrak in the United States, primarily on the Northeast Corridor between Washington D.C. and New York City. Introduced in 1969, it was one of the first high-speed electric multiple unit trains in North America. The Metroliner service was eventually replaced by the Acela Express.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-003630
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectRail equipment
TranslationsGerman: Metroliner; Spanish: Metroliner; French: Metroliner
Record as JSON 
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  "translations": {
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  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/metroliner/"
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Record 3,977 of 7,361 in Industrial and trades terminology (MLC-0113). Request the full dataset.