eolesen wrote: ↑Wed Nov 08, 2023 5:15 pm
Were they really that much better than riding in Horizons or Amfleets?
Those huge picture windows were fantastic for taking in Hudson or Lake Champlain views and also made the interior space feel large and airy. (Amfleet slit windows and curved sides give you an aircraft experience.) Little things like the double-opening interior car doors with tall windows felt European and cool.
Exterior: the white paint scheme (when clean, which it often was not) and futuristic nose gave it the most modern and stunning look of any North American train in the 70s-80s.
Bellyache all you want about fuel use, SuperSteel debacle, and supposed unreliability; they served Empire Corridor well for ~25 years.