mtuandrew wrote: ↑Tue Feb 18, 2020 1:20 pm
gokeefe wrote: ↑Tue Feb 18, 2020 12:39 pmThose trainsets are literally the future rolling by and I strongly suspect by the time they retire from service that Amtrak will be operating significantly more electrified territory than they do today.
Bold prediction! What lines do you suggest we will see Acela on?
I'm in agreement with Greg on this. NYP-ALB, NHV-SPG, WAS-RVR (eventually RGH).
Auto Train will not be a concern because I think Virginia would only put wire on their side of the corridor. Kind of an "out there" thought but if there was ever going to be a "mixed-mixed" corridor (mixed pax and freight, mixed power) the RF&P is probably it. I know there are other parts of the NEC where this occurs for a few miles here and there ...
Pretty sure LOR is on the side of the corridor that CSX is keeping.
Tough to say which one would happen first. Given ownership issues of the three it's probably NHV-SPG. The other two are a tossup. The Virginia and New York projects make for interesting candidates for RRIF loans because of the potential passenger volumes and revenues that would support the investment.
Amtrak is really kicking it in to growth mode right now. Even if the Gulf Coast service proposal fails I think they are going to make inroads elsewhere and fairly rapidly at that