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Posted by WillD on Tue Dec 18 12:45:20 2012, in response to Re: Amtrak Announces Order for complete replacement of 20 Acela Express trainsets, posted by Olog-hai on Sun Dec 16 17:57:49 2012. Caltrain's waiver, which would be fairly simple to adapt to the NEC, specifically allows the operation of compliant and non-compliant passenger stock on parallel tracks (F59PHI+Gallery cars next to whatever Bilevel EMU they buy), while forbidding freight operations on tracks directly adjacent to those being used by the new EMUs.Whatever traps the Acela was going to have were eliminated when they decided to go with Tier II compliance. Apparently it is virtually impossible to meet the FRA's demand for buff loading when there's a yawning 11 foot long chasm (or low platform capable doorway if you prefer) right behind the corner post. |
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Posted by WillD on Tue Dec 18 12:54:29 2012, in response to Re: Amtrak Announces Order for complete replacement of 20 Acela Express trainsets, posted by Joe V on Sun Dec 16 13:33:04 2012. But this subthread is talking about what to do with a the Acelas after they've been replaced in their current express service, not where they stop now.. Some here would like to see the Acelas cascaded into Regional services, which would require improvements to the stations Oren mentioned. I'd rather they just be scrapped than any more good money be thrown after bad. |
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Posted by Joe V on Tue Dec 18 19:27:53 2012, in response to Re: Amtrak Announces Order for complete replacement of 20 Acela Express trainsets, posted by Olog-hai on Mon Dec 17 20:21:54 2012. I am sure CSX has signed off on it. They know all about high level platforms from dealing with the RVL trains on the Lehigh Line. |
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Posted by SelkirkTMO on Tue Dec 18 20:09:17 2012, in response to Re: Amtrak Announces Order for complete replacement of 20 Acela Express trainsets, posted by Joe V on Tue Dec 18 19:27:53 2012. There's three tracks there. Island between two of them, nothing next to the third and CSX's "one track mind" can skate right past the station with no worries. |
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Posted by Jackson Park B Train on Tue Dec 18 22:32:17 2012, in response to Re: Amtrak Announces Order for complete replacement of 20 Acela Express trainsets, posted by SelkirkTMO on Tue Dec 18 20:09:17 2012. you only need a single track for unreliable service. REAL mainlines are two tracks east of Chicago. |
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Posted by SelkirkTMO on Tue Dec 18 22:40:25 2012, in response to Re: Amtrak Announces Order for complete replacement of 20 Acela Express trainsets, posted by Jackson Park B Train on Tue Dec 18 22:32:17 2012. And west too. :)Yeah, the whole reason why the Empire corridor absolutely sucks is that single CSX between SCHDY and RENSS ... and when CSX puts something on the ground, there's NO track. At least Amtrak will give CSX something to keep the intermodals from falling ALL the way over now. Something to lean on. Heh. |
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Posted by Dan Lawrence on Thu Dec 27 20:53:48 2012, in response to Re: Amtrak Announces Order for complete replacement of 20 Acela Express trainsets, posted by SelkirkTMO on Sat Dec 15 16:41:55 2012. They will also have to dig a tunnel since Olog lives in cave. :) |
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