A local and express simultaneously arriving can also be handled by having the express arrive on the inbound platform.
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STrRedWolf wrote: ↑Sat Jan 22, 2022 9:01 pm Are we going to run the Acelas on the Keystone? Sounds like we're going to...I don't think so because supposedly Amtrak has ordered 10 sets of new Siemens Venture coaches and ALC-42E locomotives for the Keystone services.
eolesen wrote: ↑Sun Jan 23, 2022 1:00 pm Yup. Acela enthusiasts want to see them on the Keystones but the mechanics want them turned into museum pieces or razor blades... those trainsets have been ridden hard and put up wet, and aren't anywhere near as durable as a Budd or Pullman....Does anyone think PennDOT would pay for such additional expense? They cannot even pay for a cafe car.
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rcthompson04 wrote: ↑Sun Jan 23, 2022 6:13 pm Does anyone think PennDOT would pay for such additional expense? They cannot even pay for a cafe car.You got a point, although it's tempered by the fact that the food quality is beaten out by 7-Eleven...
STrRedWolf wrote: ↑Sun Jan 23, 2022 6:43 pmWawa is above rofo , but just barely.rcthompson04 wrote: ↑Sun Jan 23, 2022 6:13 pm Does anyone think PennDOT would pay for such additional expense? They cannot even pay for a cafe car.You got a point, although it's tempered by the fact that the food quality is beaten out by 7-Eleven...
Or Royal Farms...
Probably Wawa. Haven't tried their burgers yet. And Sheets is slated to come in my area in the next few years.
scratchyX1 wrote: ↑Sun Jan 23, 2022 11:51 pmPhilly - Harrisburg, maybe not. New York - Harrisburg, arguably yes. I think gone are the days of entire 85 ft cars devoted to cafe car service. The new Acela of course has shorter TGV length coaches, and a more compact cafe car design. I'm not sure what the food service will look like on the new Siemens fleet.
Honestly, is there enough distance on keystone to even Merit a cafe?
Matt Johnson wrote: ↑Mon Jan 24, 2022 12:11 am I think gone are the days of entire 85 ft cars devoted to cafe car service.Interesting point, Mr. Johnson.
scratchyX1 wrote: ↑Sun Jan 23, 2022 11:51 pm Wawa is above rofo , but just barely.I'm just south of BWI. The Sheetz isn't there yet. They're in the planning stage for building it.
There's now a sheetz around bwi.
Honestly, is there enough distance on keystone to even Merit a cafe?