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Re: Amtrak Announces Order for complete replacement of 20 Acela Express trainsets |
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Posted by WillD on Sat Dec 15 00:23:11 2012, in response to Re: Amtrak Announces Order for complete replacement of 20 Acela Express trainsets, posted by italianstallion on Fri Dec 14 16:25:44 2012. Per the DVRPC's reporting on SEPTA's studies each passenger takes around 1.75 seconds for a passenger to board a train from a high platform, while it takes around 3.6 seconds for a passenger to board from a rail level platform. Exiting the train is a lot closer, with 1.9 seconds for a high platform versus 3.25 seconds for a low platform. However, SEPTA does estimate that their platform edge steps reduce the time to access the train or low platform by a second, providing far more effectiveness on a per dollar basis than any high platform station.The DVRPC estimated that fully equipping the R5 to Doylestown with high platforms would save at most just 6 minutes. For an Amtrak regional, most of which make fewer station stops on the NEC, the savings will be even smaller. Amtrak is better off upgrading the power infrastructure and track than rebuilding platforms just to keep the Acelas on the roster. |
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