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Some, like the Acela Express do, but most others don't. Most of the ones that do are on the east coast.

I live on the East Coast and I take Amtrak from New Jersey to the South. From New Jersey to Washington, DC Amtrak runs on electricity. In DC, Amtrak switches over to diesel to continue South.

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