by Tadman
There's been a lot of chatter about the soon-to-be-retired toasters and the possibility of sending some to Septa or Marc. Given that the toastersare probably going to be scrapped after the ACS fleet arrives, would it make sense to even trade any Amtrak-owned motors that are in really good shape for commuter motors that are in especially bad shape? Either way 100t of metal goes to the torch and Amtrak gets their $40k for the scrap (figured at $0.20/lb per metalprices.com) Further, both Amtrak and commuter fleets were probably bought with some/all federal money, so it ensures the federal money goes the longest way possible.
The new Acela: It's not Aveliable.