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Posted by Olog-hai on Sun Apr 29 14:17:03 2012 . . . that is, as soon as the bid goes out. Not a big jump in capacity if they're to have only 90 seats as compared to the single-level Horizon-fleet's average of 70 seats per car.Port Huron Times Herald
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Posted by Henry R32 #3730 on Sun Apr 29 18:28:49 2012, in response to Amtrak Blue Water to get bilevel cars, posted by Olog-hai on Sun Apr 29 14:17:03 2012. I see two benefits:-"room for passengers' bikes" -"new equipment typically brings more passengers". I would concur as such a change would be an upgrade in the comfort department: as much as I love Pullman Standard, their Comet design (which Bombardier acquired) is as utilitarian as it gets. The smaller windows were intended for narrower rows so that more passengers could be squished into the cars. Amtrak uses better spacing between the rows but in the Horizon's case, this results in many of the seats with a wall blocking the view. And the lower window height gives aisle passengers very little to look at. |
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Posted by Olog-hai on Sun Apr 29 19:05:21 2012, in response to Re: Amtrak Blue Water to get bilevel cars, posted by Henry R32 #3730 on Sun Apr 29 18:28:49 2012. You ever ride the Horizons? I once did between Milwaukee and Chicago and I did not feel "squished" . . . and I had the Comet Is and IIs to compare them to. |
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Posted by R36 #9346 on Sun Apr 29 19:15:40 2012, in response to Re: Amtrak Blue Water to get bilevel cars, posted by Olog-hai on Sun Apr 29 19:05:21 2012. I once [rode the Horizon cars] between Milwaukee and Chicago and I did not feel "squished."That's because Amtrak uses better spacing between the rows, compared to commuter railroads. |
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Posted by Joe V on Sun Apr 29 19:57:53 2012, in response to Re: Amtrak Blue Water to get bilevel cars, posted by Henry R32 #3730 on Sun Apr 29 18:28:49 2012. The Horizons put on mileage at about 3X the rate than their commuter Comets cousins.Their plumbing can't handle midwest winters. |
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Posted by Joe V on Sun Apr 29 19:58:38 2012, in response to Re: Amtrak Blue Water to get bilevel cars, posted by R36 #9346 on Sun Apr 29 19:15:40 2012. They ride better than Amfleet. |
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Posted by Olog-hai on Sun Apr 29 20:22:10 2012, in response to Re: Amtrak Blue Water to get bilevel cars, posted by R36 #9346 on Sun Apr 29 19:15:40 2012. I'm not the one talking about being "squished" on a Horizon car though. |
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Posted by R30A on Sun Apr 29 22:22:45 2012, in response to Re: Amtrak Blue Water to get bilevel cars, posted by Joe V on Sun Apr 29 19:58:38 2012. No they don't. They tend to run on lines with lower speed which can bring that impression. Try riding them on the NEC running at 125. Not too pleasant. |
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Posted by Olog-hai on Sun Apr 29 22:37:06 2012, in response to Re: Amtrak Blue Water to get bilevel cars, posted by R30A on Sun Apr 29 22:22:45 2012. . . . and you experienced this on the NEC? When and what train? |
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Posted by R30A on Sun Apr 29 22:52:59 2012, in response to Re: Amtrak Blue Water to get bilevel cars, posted by Olog-hai on Sun Apr 29 22:37:06 2012. Carolinian in 2002, Three Rivers in 2003, and Vermonter in 2009 The Amfleets bracketing the cars in each case were a lot smoother. (as was the case outside of the NEC. Amfleets are better cars all around.) |
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Posted by Olog-hai on Sun Apr 29 23:50:56 2012, in response to Re: Amtrak Blue Water to get bilevel cars, posted by R30A on Sun Apr 29 22:52:59 2012. Might have been influenced by mixing of fleets. Hiawatha I was on was all Horizon. |
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Posted by WillD on Mon Apr 30 00:18:33 2012, in response to Re: Amtrak Blue Water to get bilevel cars, posted by Olog-hai on Sun Apr 29 23:50:56 2012. ...and thus ran a lot slower than any of the examples Lincoln named. |
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Posted by Henry R32 #3730 on Mon Apr 30 02:23:56 2012, in response to Re: Amtrak Blue Water to get bilevel cars, posted by Olog-hai on Sun Apr 29 20:22:10 2012. Neither was I. here is some handholding while I step through the comment:I was saying that the carbody design was intended to maximize the number of rows, which is why the windows are smaller than Amfleets (or any current long distance car class). When you have a window pattern designed for 21 rows of seats, but only put 18 rows, the windows do not line up properly leading to an awkward view for just under half the rows, making those rows less "comfortable" (visual comfort is just as important as legroom and seat quality). |
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Posted by Joe V on Mon Apr 30 16:56:38 2012, in response to Re: Amtrak Blue Water to get bilevel cars, posted by R30A on Sun Apr 29 22:22:45 2012. Ah, but I have ridden both at 79MPH on the Hiawathas.Horizon cars ride like Heritage cars. Amfleet vibrate, rattle, and shake just like they do here. |
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Posted by Joe V on Mon Apr 30 16:57:54 2012, in response to Re: Amtrak Blue Water to get bilevel cars, posted by R30A on Sun Apr 29 22:52:59 2012. Don't confuse Amfleet-2 and Amfleet-1.Different truck, bolsters,and suspension system, even if they look alike at first glance. |
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Posted by R30A on Mon Apr 30 18:28:00 2012, in response to Re: Amtrak Blue Water to get bilevel cars, posted by Joe V on Mon Apr 30 16:57:54 2012. I'm not confusing either of them. Both groups of Amfleets are a hell of a lot smoother and quieter than the Horizons. |
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Posted by orange blossom special on Tue May 1 18:08:51 2012, in response to Amtrak Blue Water to get bilevel cars, posted by Olog-hai on Sun Apr 29 14:17:03 2012. Why does the broke states get the new equipment? |
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Posted by Olog-hai on Tue May 1 18:48:13 2012, in response to Re: Amtrak Blue Water to get bilevel cars, posted by orange blossom special on Tue May 1 18:08:51 2012. Redistribution principle. |
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Posted by Henry R32 #3730 on Tue May 1 21:26:12 2012, in response to Re: Amtrak Blue Water to get bilevel cars, posted by orange blossom special on Tue May 1 18:08:51 2012. I would say because the Amfleets are awesome and the only thing the non-broke northeast needs is longer trains :). |
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Posted by Olog-hai on Tue May 1 21:28:58 2012, in response to Re: Amtrak Blue Water to get bilevel cars, posted by Henry R32 #3730 on Tue May 1 21:26:12 2012. Used to be plenty of sixteen-car trains on the NEC (and the PRR used to run twenty-car trains and longer, as "corridor" trains). Even the last Clockers were fourteen cars long (and hauled by ALP-46s). What happened? |
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Posted by Jackson Park B Train on Wed May 2 01:29:20 2012, in response to Re: Amtrak Blue Water to get bilevel cars, posted by orange blossom special on Tue May 1 18:08:51 2012. cause we are paying for them. the genesis of this order is the bond money voted several years ago (bonds sold IINM) by us in CA. the smart move is to mass produce to a common standard (like PRR and the Harriman owned lines a century ago) so as to have common parts/features thus interoperability if there is a need to run extra service for some event. And, dimensionally they don't fit either the B&P or North River tunnels. |
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Posted by Olog-hai on Wed May 2 02:13:33 2012, in response to Re: Amtrak Blue Water to get bilevel cars, posted by Jackson Park B Train on Wed May 2 01:29:20 2012. Such a thing would work best if all platforms were low. Then you could have had "Superliners" that are 14' 6" tall instead of 16' tall and could run everywhere on the system including the North River Tunnels, perhaps at any speed you want. But central planners in the Northeast have been on a binge for a half-century to convert most passenger platforms in the Northeast from low to high; it's been a big waste of dough. |
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