by electricron
hrsn wrote: ↑Tue Dec 01, 2020 6:26 pm Is Amtrak the kind of organization where the left hand doesn't know what the right hand is doing? Suspending service past NYP and a new station at Brattleboro....I’m sure both hands Amtrak has is connected to the same brain.
Vermont subsidizes the train into Vermont, not along the NEC south of New York City.
Meanwhile, Amtrak is about to introduce 28 new Acela 2 trainsets to replace the 20 they have now. Which trains will have to go to make room for the additional 8 trainsets along the NEC?
Think about it a while, you really did not think Amtrak could run an additional 8 trainsets on a full corridor without eliminating others, did you?
Then you have to account for decrease ridership nationally on trains, ships, and planes this year. The entire travel industry is about to go bankrupt. Those that will survive are those willing to cut services during this low, keeping supply the same as demand.