by scratchyX1
west point wrote: ↑Fri Jul 21, 2023 7:35 pm Maybe this route could be a candidate for DMUs? When needed they might lead a regular train to Saratoga or whatever and continue as maybe a 1 or 2 car train to the border especially when CN puts these heat restrictions in? No Canadian passengers on train beyond border until someone in Canada provides reliable bus connections to Montreal. South bound from border would just connect to end of train left at Saratoga and continue south. It probably would be best to base DMUs at Albany and maybe even add or remove at Albany?I seem to recall before the Aeros, there was a proposal for widespread DMU/EMU acquisition by amtrak.
It is time for Amtrak and state supported services to wake up about service. Use 2 power plant DMUs on thin routes which the Adirondack is especially in off seasons.. Of course DMUs are not available now. Also even the few RDCs left could not even meet these demands in the short term. Plus most of the few RDCs left do not have the second power plant anymore. Not good especially in winter time.