Re: Amtrak: Connects US // American Jobs Plan Infrastructure Legislation
PostPosted:Tue Jan 04, 2022 2:59 am
David Benton wrote: ↑Mon Jan 03, 2022 2:15 amLet me rephrase; in the US, numerous railroads have massively reduced capacity over the last several decades, sometimes in ways that make it very expensive to restore if the need arises. We're talking tracks between points, yards, etc. Now, I think to some degree we are paying for this. Railroads today saying they don't have capacity for a small amount of passenger service on some lines once ran many passenger trains on those same lines. The difference is that 2 tracks are now 1, 4 are now 1 or 2 or 3, etc. Has this happened in Europe as well?photobug56 wrote: ↑Mon Jan 03, 2022 1:10 am Do European railroads single track and reduce capacity as is so popular in the US?In some instances , if the traffic level warrants it . Generally branch lines I would say . they would leave enough properly spaced sidings to suit the traffic level . And i doubt they would run freight trains that don't fit in the sidings.
The Swiss single lines , with double lines levels of traffic , are generally in terrain which is either impossible or expensive to build a double track .