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TTouchdowntom9 replied to the thread Long Distance (LD) fleet replacement discussion (2022-23).If you look at my comment above, I believe you can get about 40-44 pods per multilevel train. I would guess you could get around 26-30...
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TTouchdowntom9 replied to the thread Long Distance (LD) fleet replacement discussion (2022-23).The way I see it, they should either use the same shells as the rest of their fleet for commonality (Siemens Venture) or go with the...
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TBrightline Construction: Final Girder Installation at Turkey Creek - January 20, 2023
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TDo you know if this is done out of purely pragmatic grounds, or whether they are counting on the effect of the passing train to clean...
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TNo. It will be built when traffic requires it, so not for at least a few years.
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TTouchdowntom9 replied to the thread Brightline Trains Florida update.Fantastic to see how the ridership numbers are beginning to pop after staying somewhat flat for a lot of 2022. Really seems to bode well...
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December ridership hits record 184,000 with Polar Express, 142,000 without counting the special trains. An early investor update was... -
TTouchdowntom9 reacted to lordsigma's post in the thread Amtrak Siemens Charger locomotive (SC44, ALC42, ALC42E) with Like.
Hopefully Siemens is serious - obviously a lot riding on the new units.
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TThe Orlando Sentinel has some more details. This link may be behind a paywall but here is an excerpt. ********* Brightline has been...
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TThe Dutch have been doing something similar since pre WW2, using couplings that I think are not actually strictly real Scharfenberg but...
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TTouchdowntom9 reacted to Metra Electric Rider's post in the thread Midwest Venture introduction with Like.
Drove over a Lincoln Service (inbound) on NYD in the morning @ LaGrange Road (have seen them alongside the Stevenson a few times too)...
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TTouchdowntom9 replied to the thread Airo - Amfleet I replacement Siemens Inter City Trainsets (ICT).As a matter of principle, crews should not be taking up locations that are for passenger use.
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TTouchdowntom9 reacted to Mailliw's post in the thread Airo - Amfleet I replacement Siemens Inter City Trainsets (ICT) with Like.
Which is good news, but how much of that seating will actually be available to passengers? I think there should one small dedicated crew...
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TTouchdowntom9 reacted to rickycourtney's post in the thread Airo - Amfleet I replacement Siemens Inter City Trainsets (ICT) with Like.
You’ve come to the right place. Scroll back for 10 pages of discussion about the Airo. The trains will be dual powered, so yes, much...
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TTouchdowntom9 reacted to rickycourtney's post in the thread Airo - Amfleet I replacement Siemens Inter City Trainsets (ICT) with Like.
Let's just put some of this into perspective... As to concerns about these being semi-permanently coupled trainsets... The Cascades has...