Y
Yerry
Guest
Wanna be the last ticketholder on the train? get together beforehand, write your name on your ticket, then swap with each other. Then race each other to make sure YOUR ticket is the last one aboard.
The AEM-7's aren't going anywhere and will continue to see regular service hauling both the Regionals on the corridor, as well as the long distance trains that run on the corridor, suplemented by the HHP-8's. The only thing that's going away is the name brand "Metroliner", as well as the unique Amfleet car arrangement of the Metroliners.so they are going to stop useing the old electric ASEA AEM-7 in favor of all HHP-8's or are they going to all Acela Express Trainsets. Either way, arnt going to have to buy more equipment, and where exactly are the getting this money?
Why would anyone need to write their name on their tickets, since it's already printed on the ticket by the computer?Wanna be the last ticketholder on the train? get together beforehand, write your name on your ticket, then swap with each other. Then race each other to make sure YOUR ticket is the last one aboard.
That was always the plan, to have 1 or 2 sets out for service at any given time and 3 or 4 in holding as backups for a breakdown or emergency.Well Amtrak only runs 14 acela sets per day out of 19 or 20 i believe, soo if they start running the fleet to capacity or even near capacity ... i can see problems with broken down trains here lol.
Why would anyone need to write their name on their tickets, since it's already printed on the ticket by the computer?Wanna be the last ticketholder on the train? get together beforehand, write your name on your ticket, then swap with each other. Then race each other to make sure YOUR ticket is the last one aboard.
While I can't recall where I read it now, I do believe that the plan was to hold one Acela set in reserve in Ivy City, one in the 30th Street Coach yard, and one in Boston's Southhampton yard. That was supposed to provide coverage in the event of a set failing. That would still allow at least 2 or 3 sets to be out for PM, heavy maintenance and inspections, and what have you.It would seem to me like it would make sense for this set to possibly be held in Sunnyside or Ivy City as a reserve to the Acelas as an additional backup in case of an Acela failure.
I believe that there are currently 5 originations from NYP and replacing the Metroliner will add a 6th. At present 2 of those originations are covered by trains coming from DC that terminated in NYP. The Metroliner replacement would add a 3rd train that turns from a northbound to a southbound. The 3 early morning departures have no northbound consist that turns to the southbound run. To my knowledge, those 3 runs are covered out of the 30th Street yard by deadheading north to NYP. And of course to keep things in balance, 3 sets are deadheaded down to 30th each night.Seems odd that there wouldn't be a set in Sunnyside. How many starts do the Acela sets get out of NY each day? I know Race Street is a big maintenance base, but that Metroliner set seems like it should have Sunnyside written all over it.
AlohaJust for the record, the last Metroliner trip actually occurred over twenty years ago with the retirement from high-speed service of the original Budd high speed MU sets. Today's "Metroliner" is simply a Regional with a fancy name and a higher fare.
I saw the trainset at Union on my DC trip. Curious to wonder just how the cars will be dispersed.
The set will most likely be used to expand the Keystone service... a couple days ago ads appeared in the Keystone cars touting faster and more frequent service begining October 30th (which is 3 days after the last Metroliner)Most likely the cars will be dealt out for use on other trains as Business class cars and allow for more flexibility in car uogrades and reserves for PM.
Do we have confirmation that this is indeed the last metroliner? If it is, does anybody else on here intent to be aboard?It's a little early, but if people actually want to do this... I'll shoot for 2301. As people firm up their plans, perhaps we can get a list of participants going. :lol:
Yes. The Amtrak reservation system has changed the 6:00pm NYP departure to WAS from Metroliner 2301 to Acela 2119 effective 10/30. The schedule has also been shortened. 10/27 will be the last trip for a train with the venerable Metroliner name, assuming of course that Acela does not have another "issue" between now and then.Do we have confirmation that this is indeed the last metroliner? If it is, does anybody else on here intent to be aboard?It's a little early, but if people actually want to do this... I'll shoot for 2301. As people firm up their plans, perhaps we can get a list of participants going. :lol:
Rick
For a purist's joy ride, one could ride the last "Metroliner" and also ride in the cab car of one of the all-electric Keystone's on the same day. That way you would experience the last Metroliner trip, Amtrak style, and also ride in an original Penn Central Metroliner car just like it's 1969. Kind of brings a tear to your eye.I'll be there, for lack of anything better to do (and also to increase my Guest Rewards point total).
For similar reasons, I'd like to be there too. Is there a formal plan in the works here? Any opportunity to use Amtrak's H620 code here?I'll be there, for lack of anything better to do (and also to increase my Guest Rewards point total).
Doesn't look like H620 works on 2301. Sorry.
As a side note here, i was a new train dispatcher during the last years of these original MetrolinersBack in the day, Metroliners were self-powered multiple-unit electric cars with cabs. However, I get the impression that these did not perform too reliably, and they were replaced, during the early Amtrak era, with AEM-7s and the Amfleet coaches you see today.
Enter your email address to join: