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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 00:31:25 2012, in response to Re: Amtrak Announces Order for complete replacement of 20 Acela Express trainsets, posted by Jackson Park B Train on Fri Dec 14 13:46:53 2012. 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.As Olog noted, high platforms are *not* roll-on, roll-off. There's a bridge plate which must be used before anything should be rolled onto or off of a train. In terms of accessibility to passengers with some mobility difficulties, a low platform such as the Superliners, Surfliners, and Bombardier Bilevels presents a far more favorable boarding situation to a high platform. At least then you have one or two very clearly marked steps to climb as opposed to a potential gap, railcar tilt, or other issues to contend with at a high platform. And a fall from a low floor car makes for far less danger than falling between a high platform and railcar. |
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