ABC News beat you to the story. This Acela is no game changer, it's slower: "Although [its top speeds are] 10 mph faster than their predecessors, schedules show the new train runs slower on the route by three to seven minutes per trip between Washington and New York City." CBS's report is lame.

How long will it take to go from DC to NYC? Or NYC to BOS? Tell me it's under 3 hours and maybe I'll agree it's a game changer. Slow trains and old, tired excuses are not game changers