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Re: Amtrak Announces Order for complete replacement of 20 Acela Express trainsets |
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Posted by Jackson Park B Train on Fri Dec 14 13:46:53 2012, in response to Re: Amtrak Announces Order for complete replacement of 20 Acela Express trainsets, posted by WillD on Fri Dec 14 13:30:13 2012. while you are correct about the higher complexity/cost, the benefit of roll on roll off boarding trumps. Not only for ADA, but as the baby boomers approach knee/hip issues, and the much younger white collar giant briefcase crowd proliferate, the era of climbing up/down will become solely the stuff of excursions and low end tourist operations. If nothing else, roro is faster meaning shorter dwell. |
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