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Posted by Olog-hai on Fri Sep 17 19:01:11 2021, in response to Re: PHOTOS: Acela II at Penn Coach Yard Thursday, posted by The silence on Fri Sep 17 18:27:56 2021. Why are you still on this lick that low bording (sic) should be included in every train?Because the NEC still has low platforms; Washington Union Station particularly has low platforms, and the Metroliners could stop at them if need be. Never mind emergency stops. It also sends a message that the powers that be, who control intercity/interstate passenger rail, intend to never expand "high speed" operation beyond the NEC. Chicago Union Station? Hah. South of Washington? Hah. First-generation Acela moving to Keystone Service, with certain stations still having low platforms (including Harrisburg Union Station, never mind the theoretical extension to Pittsburgh)? Double hah. Any railfan should know this and be sensitive to this; after all, low platforms are still in the majority all over the USA. We live in an accessibility focused world, that’s not going to change anytime soon BS. Equating restricting trains to high platforms with "accessibility" is a complete canard. Metra has wheelchair lifts on its gallery cars, for just one example. Why do you hate trains so much? |
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