by Gilbert B Norman
Anyone else remember the Cadillac Cimarron?
GM came out with it at, first, a time when GM didn't know how to build a car (that was when I said Adios to Buick) and, second, a time when fuel economy was as much the watchword as is carbon emission today.
It was very simply a Chevy Cavalier with Caddy labels on it.
So how does this all relate to the subject at hand?
I think Amtrak and Siemens are simply "making a splash" with this Battery powered locomotive. "It looks good" to the likes of The Squad, Bernie, and Liz that it's being developed.
The only place on the Amtrak system where it could prove worthwhile would be to access Penn from the Hudson Line (Empire Service). Possibly Metro North charges Amtrak too much for "juice", but beyond that, just show.
Don't be surprised if this Battery-Electric gets no further than a drawing board (whoops, guess that's a computer screen nowadays).
GM came out with it at, first, a time when GM didn't know how to build a car (that was when I said Adios to Buick) and, second, a time when fuel economy was as much the watchword as is carbon emission today.
It was very simply a Chevy Cavalier with Caddy labels on it.
So how does this all relate to the subject at hand?
I think Amtrak and Siemens are simply "making a splash" with this Battery powered locomotive. "It looks good" to the likes of The Squad, Bernie, and Liz that it's being developed.
The only place on the Amtrak system where it could prove worthwhile would be to access Penn from the Hudson Line (Empire Service). Possibly Metro North charges Amtrak too much for "juice", but beyond that, just show.
Don't be surprised if this Battery-Electric gets no further than a drawing board (whoops, guess that's a computer screen nowadays).