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Assuming it takes 30 seconds to turn each seat pair, that's 120 minutes or two hours to turn all the seats. 30 seconds to turn a seat is nonsense. Here is Narita Express: this guy turns 7 rows (14 double seats) in 22 seconds, even including a few extra seconds clearing seatback pockets. https://www...

Within the first few years of Amtrak's launch: 1973: RTG turboliners begin service 1973: order Amfleet I ... 500 cars delivered by 1977 1973: Superliner I RFP ... order in 1975 ... 300 cars delivered 1978-9 1976: RTL turboliners begin service If the goal were to shut down the operation in 10 years, ...

lol I cannot imagine any of this working culturally in America. ... You want them paying attention to little lights and displays above a seat? Good luck. You segregate by car, just like Shinkansen. Non-reserved cars are clearly marked, board at different spots on the platform, and have 2+3 seating....

I think most of the responses in this thread misinterpret what "last mile" means. The term, originally from telecommunications, and now in transportation refers to getting bits or people from their origin to the the hub and from the other hub to their *final* destination. We all can see th...

Beautiful shots, Bob. Thanks for braving the cold.

Then there's the lost opportunity cost of having to accommodate Amtrak on a daily basis. Do any of you harping on "opportunity cost" have any evidence the private freight railroads are telling shippers, "NO, we refuse to accept your carload shipment because Amtrak has tied up the lin...

a couple other locomotives pulling Amfleet: diesel SDP40F and dual mode FL9

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I don't think we're talking about self-aware AI; that's for the sci fi novels. But Machine Learning (ML) systems are getting really good and can improve safety and productivity on something as straightforward as a railroad. Today it will probably be a hybrid system with a human ready to hit an overr...

You cannot talk about opportunity cost unless the private railroad is running at full maximum capacity -- longest possible freight trains on minimum headway, 24/7. Is that the case today? Strongly doubt it. Especially if, as some posters state, freight roads are intentionally running trains slower t...

If Amtrak trains start and terminate in Croton-Harmon, how do they turn the train? There's no loop or wye is there? Do a pair of engines run around the train?

Times like these make you wish there were a push-pull trainset for Empire Service

Hi @ApproachMedium

you can download that photo here:
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Aren't turbines way louder than a regular diesel engine? Not with enough brown and orange carpeting on the walls. :-D @photobug56 when did you ride the Boston train you remember? If 1971-76, then it was a UA turbotrain. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UAC_TurboTrain If early 80s, it could have been t...

I'm not sure the RTL turboliners were used in NY-Boston service -- maybe you're thinking of the early UA turbos. But speaking on electrification: the RTLs did make it possible to go from NY (either GCT or Penn) to Buffalo without a locomotive change -- I think they swap out P32s in Rensselaer even t...

Were they really that much better than riding in Horizons or Amfleets? Those huge picture windows were fantastic for taking in Hudson or Lake Champlain views and also made the interior space feel large and airy. (Amfleet slit windows and curved sides give you an aircraft experience.) Little things ...

https://firststateupdate.com/2023/11/biden-expected-to-head-to-bear-on-monday/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=topic%2Famtrak "Joe Biden is scheduled to conclude his weekend at Rehoboth Beach with a visit to the Amtrak maintenance facility in Bear on Monday. The visit is part of an effort ...