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Renegade334 wrote:Would it be worth the time, effort, and money to reduce the amount of street crossings that occur in NH? Or is it more worth to do other types of rail upgrades? I feel like NH is the weak link in the POR - BOS line.
F-line to Dudley via Park wrote:...as there's lots more urgent bread-and-butter stuff taking priority.
gokeefe wrote:I think the Siemens trainset is the most obvious option to seriously consider.
Worth noting that per reliable information this trainset is PRIIA/NGEC compliant in virtually all respects.
FCM2829 wrote:gokeefe wrote:I think the Siemens trainset is the most obvious option to seriously consider.
Worth noting that per reliable information this trainset is PRIIA/NGEC compliant in virtually all respects.
Yeah, it is, but are there alternatives?
What's the status of the Mafersa coach fleet? Are they to be retained by ConnDOT after SLE buys new stuff?
How about VIA's HEP-1 fleet?
Are there Horizon coaches which could be rebuilt?
Granted any equipment which is in this group will need a pretty serious rebuild (new interiors for Intercity svs, HVAC, wheels/trucks, brakes, MU/elec, ACSES for cabs), but I'm just brainstorming as to what could happen outside of a brand $panking new fleet, which seems a little outside the realm of reality as it is today.
This possible equipment procurement could just include coaches/cabs/cafes first, with Locos to be leased as they are much more common. As far as 'future-proofing' is concerned, even Heritage eqpt Amtrak ran on the NEC in the 80's could go 105mph. That seems more than fast enough for even the future DE's needs.
True, AMTK really doesn't care for specialized fleets, but:
1)with a full rebuild they could be made as standard as possible.
2)NNEPRA's own fleet could possibly free them from the AMTRAK tether, as there are other operators (Herzog, Veolia, Keolis, IP). The DE's unique in that it's not really connected to the contiguous Amtrak system.
FCM2829 wrote: The DE's unique in that it's not really connected to the contiguous Amtrak system.
Renegade334 wrote:FCM2829 wrote: The DE's unique in that it's not really connected to the contiguous Amtrak system.
Granted this is a small subset of what you said and F Line already responded to most of it...but the hope is that for a NSRL that would in fact connect DE to the Amtrak System.
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