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Re: Raritan Valley Coalition pushing for direct NJT RVL service to New York using ALP-45DPs |
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Posted by Olog-hai on Tue May 14 18:48:48 2013, in response to Re: Raritan Valley Coalition pushing for direct NJT RVL service to New York using ALP-45DPs, posted by J Trainloco on Tue May 14 18:20:49 2013. There are several existing bilevels on the NEC, from LIRR to MBTA to MARC (which Amtrak actually operates under contract to MTA Maryland on the Penn Line). I don't see that any of them are really that useful for short-haul commuting, although they are more useful for express trains and longer commutes.Amtrak has elected to go with CAF for their new single-levels and (off-NEC) bilevels. What with NJT's bilevels being a BBD product, Amtrak would be averse to having them in their own fleet. As far as how the BBD MLVs would particularly be not useful to Amtrak for corridor services I cannot fathom, really; a version with two doors per side would mean more seats, BBD has already indicated that they can be constructed to be 125-mph capable, and corridor trains are not as stringent in terms of dwell time requirements as a commuter train. |
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