by 8th Notch
Jehochman wrote:My impression as a customer of Amtrak is that the new engines have improved time keeping, accelerate better, and provide a smoother ride. I'm on the regionals at least twice a month between New Haven and Washington.
I don't miss the dirty, bug encrusted AEM's with their weird sparking noises, or the HHP's rocking and shimmying on the rails.
I agree with all of the above except I still feel that it was easier to run a smoother train with a meatball, I will take a real brake any day over an e-brake. Not being the poor craftsman that blames his tools, just a personal preference.