Recent content by mfastx

Honestly, it's annoying but it's close enough at least. Get ready for the next 10 years of mismatched consists with random Phase VIIIs nationwide.

Yup, we were nearly there and then they came out with the new Viewliner cars, lmao.

Matching consists on Amtrak?! I'll believe it when I see it..

Never understood the appeal of historic trolleys/rolling stock. I'd rather just have a modern streetcar.

I'm in the single level camp. Amtrak should have one car body for its entire fleet, save for specific high speed trainsets or what have you. I'm generally anti stairs on trains. Level boarding when possible, if freight trains access platforms then build gauntlet tracks or have auto stairs come...

An easy way to do it also is to count an even number of rows from the last "table" row facing forward. Tables have the full window.

So what's that, three years delayed now and counting?

Mmmm matching/uniform consists get me excited...

Can't wait for more mismatched liveries!

It's about damn time.. long overdue. Hopefully they stick to the schedule in the video.

I always eat at my seat on Acela even if a stool is open. When the train is going at speed my motion sickness can't handle the world going by that fast looking out the side window like that lol, need to be facing forward.

I think it reflects the dysfunction surrounding passenger rail in this country that the powers that be can't get something so simple right. I'm still beside myself at the new viewliner scheme being different from the existing rolling stock lol.

Are they not going to repaint 308 to match 309?

Yes, the exception are some NEC trains and obviously Acelas. But what happens when they throw a baggage car or other Viewliner on the consist? I realize this isn't a big deal lol just triggers my OCD lol.

I've accepted that Amtrak will never have uniform consists with respect to livery. In my opinion, it looks unprofessional and reflects a lack of direction, but whatever.