by electricron
Dcell wrote: ↑Sun Jul 07, 2019 8:55 am Are there really 500 Amfleet coaches? Seems like way too many. The new Hudson River tunnel is the top rail infrastructure priority for Amtrak and all other capital purchases such as new rail cars must be deferred. I think Anderson sees this as well.Here' are the total number of Amfleet I, Amfleet II, and Horizon cars Amtrak had:
492 Amfleet I + 150 Amfleet II + 104 Horizon = 746.
Per Wiki, Amtrak has 461 Amfleet I + 139 Amfleet II + 92 Horizon cars still in service = 692
To date, the States have ordered 137 coaches from Siemens for Amfleet I and Horizon replacements.
Therefore, Amtrak needs to replace the remaining 555 cars in service today soon.
Math = 692 - 137 = 555.
Additionally, maybe another 54 cars as spares to account for future losses.
Math = 746 - 692 = 54
And that's not accounting for Superliner variants and Talgo train sets that may also need to be replaced soon.