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Airo - Amfleet I replacement Siemens Inter City Trainsets (ICT)
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I happened upon the answer to the 10 options question by accident today. It was 8-8car sets for the NEC and 2-6 car battery sets for the...
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New Gulf Coast Amtrak service (New Orleans - Mobile and Baton Rouge)
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Correct, 6 daily bus trips BR-NO, I was double counting various pick-up locations in the cities. The parallel routes, highway and rail...
Sep 16, 2023
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Do you recall what date you searched? I just looked up September 20 and found about six buses. Many of the buses make more than one stop...
Sep 15, 2023
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I think there's a dead giveaway in this article - the author's focus on premium service and capacity reads like another "give me my...
Sep 15, 2023
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I agree, it is not a well written article. It sets up strawmen based on reading extensions to what was actually presented and then...
Sep 14, 2023
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I think there’s plenty of alarmist nonsense in that article. First, the schematics were proof of concept for ADA compliance. I don’t...
Sep 14, 2023
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What should Amtrak change?
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Amtrak’s approach: plenty of nasty employees combined with a system that emphasizes lots of contact between employees and passengers...
Sep 12, 2023
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Tracking ridership recovery (2022-2023)
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In July the following routes report YTD ridership above July 2019. Ethan Allen Express Vermonter Maple Leaf Berkshire Flyer (vs. last...
Sep 12, 2023
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I think it's the latter. Long-distance seats meant for overnight sleeping will take up more space than corridor seating. That being said...
Aug 31, 2023
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So, do we think the 2-1 coach seating areas are some sort of enhanced coach or is the 2-1 seating just needed to make a wider aisle work...
Aug 31, 2023
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The OP specifically mentioned the "European perspective" though ;)
Aug 31, 2023
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I have read elsewhere that the new bridge will be owned by the state DOT. So chalk this one up to WaPo's inability to write an...
Aug 31, 2023
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There certainly are Amtrak employees that are kind and authentic - goodness I used to have a waitress on the crescent who would knock on...
Aug 30, 2023
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Eric S
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Or maybe thinking of SEPTA's Jefferson Station, also underground but with an amount of natural light.
Aug 30, 2023
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Then Amtrak needs to actually block the passageway between the first class car and the rest of the train or put up a sign saying...
Aug 28, 2023
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