Airo - Amfleet I replacement Siemens Inter City Trainsets (ICT)

[rickycourtney]

Given they are making a powered truck that works under the Airos they could make an EMU if someone wanted it. Siemens though is super big on standazation with a few customization. I suspect to get them to make a fleet of EMUs you'd need a large order.

Most of the major manufacturers (Siemens, Alstom, Stadler) are now big on standardization with a little customization. Bombardier attempted to build a bunch of highly specialized, one-of-kind equipment in the early 2010s. It was a disaster that contributed to the downfall of the company.

 

[Touchdowntom9]

Most of the major manufacturers (Siemens, Alstom, Stadler) are now big on standardization with a little customization. Bombardier attempted to build a bunch of highly specialized, one-of-kind equipment in the early 2010s. It was a disaster that contributed to the downfall of the company.

Who were they building that specialized equipment for?

 

[rickycourtney]

Who were they building that specialized equipment for?

In the same period they took on the R179 cars for the New York City Subway, the Fleet of the Future for Bay Area Rapid Transit, the Flexity streetcars for Toronto, the Aventra EMUs for the London Overground and the Twindexx EMUs for Switzerland.

 

[jis]

Slides from NGEC 2023 Annual Meeting:

Amtrak Update on Acquisitions And Capital Programs (PDF)

 

[Metra Electric Rider]

Slides from NGEC 2023 Annual Meeting:

Amtrak Update on Acquisitions And Capital Programs (PDF)

I have to say this: I love the term "infancy failures."

 

[Steve4031]

I love the large question mark in the slide for long distant equipment acquisition . . .

 

[Metra Electric Rider]

I love the large question mark in the slide for long distant equipment acquisition . . .

Tune in next time, same train time, same train channel?

 

[John Bredin]

What's "shunt augmentation"? I really hope it has something to do with eliminating the need on some lines for deadhead cars to "trip" the crossing gates. Watching the webcams on the lines serving St. Louis, it's heartening to see the new engines and some Venture cars in service but very odd to see corridor trains with two or even three baggage cars. I know there's not that many people with bikes on the trains in the Midwest in February.

 

[Cal]

I love the large question mark in the slide for long distant equipment acquisition . . .

And I love the overlapping wording. Truly, this is such a professional company.

 

[mlanoue]

I love how they included a bullet point for issuing a "successful press release."