by SouthernRailway
Is the reason for spending 30 minutes or more stopped in Washington solely to change locomotives, or are there more reasons?
I don’t recall locomotive changes in New Haven pre-electrification to Boston taking so long.
On my train, it took 30 minutes to change locomotives. Then new passengers boarded. Then software was updated. Total time: about an hour.
Why can’t Amtrak speed up the stops in Washington? With the increasing amount of traffic between the Northeast and Virginia, surely shorter dwell times would help ridership.
Thanks
I don’t recall locomotive changes in New Haven pre-electrification to Boston taking so long.
On my train, it took 30 minutes to change locomotives. Then new passengers boarded. Then software was updated. Total time: about an hour.
Why can’t Amtrak speed up the stops in Washington? With the increasing amount of traffic between the Northeast and Virginia, surely shorter dwell times would help ridership.
Thanks