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Amtrak’s Freedom 250 Acela train makes inaugural ride from Washington DC to Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — Amtrak unveiled its Freedom 250 Acela train Thursday morning.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy was aboard its inaugural ride from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Station in Philadelphia.
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The train is wrapped in a patriotic decal in honor of America’s 250th anniversary.
Amtrak shares a timelapse of its Freedom 250 Acela train being wrapped in patriotic decal ahead of a ceremonial unveiling on Thursday
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