by Bracdude181
Amtrak X967 (Acela 2 test train) Westbound at Princeton Junction 1:48 PM
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8th Notch wrote: ↑Fri Apr 15, 2022 12:09 am From what I understood from one of the Alstom reps is that the simulations being done at this point are resulting from modifications to the train set. FRA oversight on this one is at an all time high for sure…Refresh my memory, but these train sets run on the Euro standards for build design, with crumple zones?
TheOneKEA wrote: ↑Wed Apr 20, 2022 6:09 pm Videos of Trainset Three have begun to appear on YouTube, and I noticed the enormous individual car numbers on the side of the train, near the top of each vehicle, for the first time. Why are these numbers so enormous? Why does Trainset Three have them so prominently displayed while the other two don’t?Trainsets 1 and 2 are the test trainsets while trainset 3 is the first "production" set. As to why they are so huge, not sure other than it was a design choice somewhere.
ST Saint wrote: ↑Thu Apr 21, 2022 10:36 amIt’s a very curious design choice, because many of the “normals” aren’t going to care what the car number is, and the passengers who do will stop caring once they know which car their seat(s) are in. I don’t mind their size but they are so incredibly prominent…TheOneKEA wrote: ↑Wed Apr 20, 2022 6:09 pm Videos of Trainset Three have begun to appear on YouTube, and I noticed the enormous individual car numbers on the side of the train, near the top of each vehicle, for the first time. Why are these numbers so enormous? Why does Trainset Three have them so prominently displayed while the other two don’t?Trainsets 1 and 2 are the test trainsets while trainset 3 is the first "production" set. As to why they are so huge, not sure other than it was a design choice somewhere.
Trainset 3 also has the corrected Acela logo since it was backwards on one engine of set 1 and 2.