I have taken both and The Acela's are nicer but so much more money. Your better off getting a business class seat on a regional train. Acela's due keep to the time pretty well except over Metro-North, they own the tracks from New Haven Union Sta to Shell interlocking in New Rochelle. There the Hell Gate line breaks off to Penn Sta. Metro-North can break Amtrak's balls if its more than 5 min late and they have been known to tuck you in behind a local...
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