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Re: Superliner Replacement Request For Proposal Released

 by frequentflyer ¦  Wed Mar 20, 2024 9:59 am ¦  Forum: Amtrak ¦  Topic: Superliner Replacement Request For Proposal Released ¦  Replies: 71 ¦  Views: 7982

https://www.railwayage.com/passenger/in ... annel=home

Steve Gardner on the present LD equipment condition.

Amtrak FY24-29 Five Year Service and Asset Line Plans

 by frequentflyer ¦  Fri Mar 15, 2024 1:19 pm ¦  Forum: Amtrak ¦  Topic: Amtrak FY24-29 Five Year Service and Asset Line Plans ¦  Replies: 1 ¦  Views: 337

https://www.amtrak.com/content/dam/proj ... Y24-29.pdf

The Texas Eagle is getting its SSL back.

Re: Amtrak Phase VII Paint Scheme

 by frequentflyer ¦  Sat Feb 10, 2024 4:37 pm ¦  Forum: Amtrak ¦  Topic: Amtrak Phase VII Paint Scheme ¦  Replies: 22 ¦  Views: 2479

So how is this scheme going to work on Amfleet, VLs, and Superliners? The next gen equipment get dark blue over the whole car. Amtrak is not going to do that with the present metal fluted cars.

Re: Texas Central HSR (Houston - DFW Dallas Fort Worth)

 by frequentflyer ¦  Mon May 01, 2023 1:03 pm ¦  Forum: Amtrak ¦  Topic: High Speed Rail HSR (Houston - DFW Dallas Fort Worth) (FKA Texas Central ) ¦  Replies: 302 ¦  Views: 97979

Will someone please call Brightline.

Re: Safety of NEC Amfleet cars.

 by frequentflyer ¦  Thu Apr 20, 2023 10:50 pm ¦  Forum: Amtrak ¦  Topic: Safety of NEC Amfleet cars. ¦  Replies: 21 ¦  Views: 2773

Remember a Trains Article about the Chase accident and it stated the investigators were surprised the Amfleet held up . Nothing could have the first Amfleet car in the Colonial consist from physics in the crash, but behind it, the cars held up very well going from 125 mph to 0.

Re: Sleeper Slumbercoach - Open Discussion

 by frequentflyer ¦  Thu Feb 09, 2023 4:42 pm ¦  Forum: Amtrak ¦  Topic: Sleeper Slumbercoach - Open Discussion ¦  Replies: 97 ¦  Views: 27380

Would be a good time for Amtrak to reimagine what a LD train should look like when looking at next gen equipment. If Amtrak can improve the pax experience on the LDs for a small surcharge over coach, it will improve the popularity of LDs immensely.

Re: Acela Disposition Discussion

 by frequentflyer ¦  Thu Feb 09, 2023 10:07 am ¦  Forum: Amtrak ¦  Topic: Acela Disposition Discussion ¦  Replies: 300 ¦  Views: 63373

I think there's an argument to be made for both, as you all have done. I saw an Acela in Stamford recently. It looked tired. Could its visual appearance be refreshed? Of course. The issue is, are the mechanical aspects "refreshable"? Sure. But at what cost? I would say that the Acela bran...

This was posted on Discuss Amtrak forum. Brightline will be using Siemen Valero Novas https://cdn2.imagearchive.com/amtraktrains/internal_data/attachments/27/27978-d00d529f9dcad36240cf15493ecd9315.data?response-expires=Thu%2C%2009%20Feb%202023%2001%3A53%3A23%20GMT&response-content-type=applicati...

Re: Acela Disposition Discussion

 by frequentflyer ¦  Tue Feb 07, 2023 11:48 am ¦  Forum: Amtrak ¦  Topic: Acela Disposition Discussion ¦  Replies: 300 ¦  Views: 63373

Correct on Alstom's involvement with the Acela Is. It makes no financial sense to keep the Acela Is around. If this idea is based on sentimentality, that's another matter.

Whether the ICT concept is sound is another matter too, but it has nothing to do with keeping the mx intensive Acela Is around.

Re: Acela Set Scrapped

 by frequentflyer ¦  Tue Feb 07, 2023 9:40 am ¦  Forum: Amtrak ¦  Topic: Acela Disposition Discussion ¦  Replies: 300 ¦  Views: 63373

Everyone - This is an interesting but not totally surprising development concerning some of the original Acela equipment - which to me is being replaced far too soon understanding that they were all sturdily built... I am of the opinion that Amtrak should "downgrade" the Acela One trainse...

Re: Amtrak’s Growing Pains with Siemens Locomotives

 by frequentflyer ¦  Sun Jan 15, 2023 2:46 pm ¦  Forum: Amtrak ¦  Topic: Amtrak’s Growing Pains with Siemens Locomotives ¦  Replies: 348 ¦  Views: 41539

Genesis locomotives had the same teething problems 30 years . Siemens will figure it out.

UltraDome is a patented product design. However, do not think the Stadler design is.

https://www.stadlerrail.com/media/pdf/wrm0816e.pdf

Look at the Nighjets as to replacement for Superliner. The nightjets have a slumber coach like car that is pseudo bilevel. More sleep options than at present. A Bombardier Multi level may work but the ceiling will be lower than on an Amfleet or Superliner. The possibility of LD fleet and corridor fl...

Mr. Matt W, anyone about to suggest making up some trains of A-I's, send them off to Hyder, Crescent City, Joplin, and Mendon, recreate the conditions at each site, and see what happens? Just use previous derailments. Back in the 80s the State House , a F40 and four amfleets hit a dump truck at spe...

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