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Re: Amtrak First Class Options on Regional and Long Distance Trains

 by lordsigma12345 ¦  Sat Mar 16, 2024 9:54 am ¦  Forum: Amtrak ¦  Topic: Amtrak First Class Options on Regional and Long Distance Trains ¦  Replies: 27 ¦  Views: 1964

There is more legroom, a footrest, curtains and more seat recline in the 2x2 business coaches than a standard Amfleet 1 coach. But yes the seat dimensions themselves are basically the same - not as nice as the club-dinettes. And on the Pennsylvanian it is kind of pointless because it has Amfleet 2 c...

Re: Amtrak First Class Options on Regional and Long Distance Trains

 by lordsigma12345 ¦  Thu Mar 14, 2024 2:07 pm ¦  Forum: Amtrak ¦  Topic: Amtrak First Class Options on Regional and Long Distance Trains ¦  Replies: 27 ¦  Views: 1964

Food service is a loss leader in a number of industries. Holding food service to a special profit standard as Mica did was flawed and just micromanagement. Such cuts don’t make sense if it causes a service to go further into the hole as a result of less patronage. If the goal is to discontinue passe...

Re: FRA Enhanced Long Distance Network Map

 by lordsigma12345 ¦  Fri Feb 16, 2024 9:02 pm ¦  Forum: Amtrak ¦  Topic: FRA Enhanced Long Distance Network Map ¦  Replies: 72 ¦  Views: 9909

Re: All Aboard Podcast: Why All the Amtrak H8?

 by lordsigma12345 ¦  Mon Jan 22, 2024 11:02 am ¦  Forum: Amtrak ¦  Topic: All Aboard Podcast: Why All the Amtrak H8? ¦  Replies: 30 ¦  Views: 2627

That doesn't change the fact that there is all this money for tracks and trains and they can't figure out how to provide service as good as a McDonalds or Holiday Express. Maybe the states should spend they money to hire a service level manager. Why hasn't Gretchen Whitmer rode the train on a cash ...

Re: AMTRAK NEC: Springfield Shuttle/Regional/Valley Flyer/Inland Routing

 by lordsigma12345 ¦  Mon Jan 22, 2024 7:08 am ¦  Forum: Amtrak ¦  Topic: AMTRAK NEC: Springfield Shuttle/Regional/Valley Flyer/Inland Routing ¦  Replies: 2317 ¦  Views: 433274

Half hourly service to Greenfield? That seems a little excessive. The Connecticut river bridge in East Windsor did not make the cut this year but I’m sure it’ll be resubmitted for the next round. Electrification out to Worcester may make sense. The entire inland route would be costly and possibly no...

Re: All Aboard Podcast: Why All the Amtrak H8?

 by lordsigma12345 ¦  Mon Jan 22, 2024 6:53 am ¦  Forum: Amtrak ¦  Topic: All Aboard Podcast: Why All the Amtrak H8? ¦  Replies: 30 ¦  Views: 2627

And therein really lies the farce that is Amtrak. They spent $350m to buy the Michigan line and untold millions on the Chargers and Venture cars. Money isn't really a problem at Amtrak. Management is. The Chargers and Venture cars were purchased by and are owned by the states of Illinois and Michig...

Re: All Aboard Podcast: Why All the Amtrak H8?

 by lordsigma12345 ¦  Fri Jan 19, 2024 9:27 pm ¦  Forum: Amtrak ¦  Topic: All Aboard Podcast: Why All the Amtrak H8? ¦  Replies: 30 ¦  Views: 2627

I'd add I'm not saying management doesn't matter. But so long as we don't do something to try to finally at least give Amtrak a 5-10 year runway mission and direction wise in order to try to insulate it from the cycle to cycle dysfunction the dysfunction will just continue in one way or another. I'...

Re: All Aboard Podcast: Why All the Amtrak H8?

 by lordsigma12345 ¦  Fri Jan 19, 2024 9:21 pm ¦  Forum: Amtrak ¦  Topic: All Aboard Podcast: Why All the Amtrak H8? ¦  Replies: 30 ¦  Views: 2627

These aren't things that budgets can fix. This is a thing that is fixed by making sure all employees understand what the procedures are and that they absolutely have to follow the procedure with regards to stations, boarding, seating, etc... The budget here is $1000 to print and laminate procedure ...

Re: All Aboard Podcast: Why All the Amtrak H8?

 by lordsigma12345 ¦  Thu Jan 18, 2024 11:43 am ¦  Forum: Amtrak ¦  Topic: All Aboard Podcast: Why All the Amtrak H8? ¦  Replies: 30 ¦  Views: 2627

I'd add I'm not saying management doesn't matter. But so long as we don't do something to try to finally at least give Amtrak a 5-10 year runway mission and direction wise in order to try to insulate it from the cycle to cycle dysfunction the dysfunction will just continue in one way or another. I'm...

Re: All Aboard Podcast: Why All the Amtrak H8?

 by lordsigma12345 ¦  Thu Jan 18, 2024 11:31 am ¦  Forum: Amtrak ¦  Topic: All Aboard Podcast: Why All the Amtrak H8? ¦  Replies: 30 ¦  Views: 2627

We argue often about budgets and such, but having a more involved management is not much of a budgetary issue. It's more of an engagement and leadership issue. I think budgets and political considerations though are actually a paramount consideration one shouldn't ignore or downplay. I think just c...

Re: Superliner Replacement Request For Proposal Released

 by lordsigma12345 ¦  Mon Jan 15, 2024 3:58 pm ¦  Forum: Amtrak ¦  Topic: Superliner Replacement Request For Proposal Released ¦  Replies: 71 ¦  Views: 7982

If they’ve indeed gone bilevel as stated I suspect that the Auto Train is one of the primary reasons. The Auto Train operation is certainly the most compelling argument for bilevel cars. On the previous post about HEP I’d concur that description of a “port and starboard” (don’t you mean engineers si...

Re: Winter Park Express: Denver-Winter Park Ski Train

 by lordsigma12345 ¦  Sat Jan 13, 2024 3:40 pm ¦  Forum: Amtrak ¦  Topic: Winter Park Express: Denver-Winter Park Ski Train ¦  Replies: 121 ¦  Views: 29351

For those coming from outside the local area on the zephyr or arriving on a day the WPE doesn’t run I believe they run a shuttle bus from Fraser Amtrak daily during the ski season.

Re: Superliner Replacement Request For Proposal Released

 by lordsigma12345 ¦  Fri Jan 05, 2024 9:47 pm ¦  Forum: Amtrak ¦  Topic: Superliner Replacement Request For Proposal Released ¦  Replies: 71 ¦  Views: 7982

There may be other limitations - but that was cited as one of the main reasons they upped the HEP capacity of the new locos.

Re: Superliner Replacement Request For Proposal Released

 by lordsigma12345 ¦  Fri Jan 05, 2024 2:33 pm ¦  Forum: Amtrak ¦  Topic: Superliner Replacement Request For Proposal Released ¦  Replies: 71 ¦  Views: 7982

The ALC42's have 200KW more head end power than the Genesis units. One reason for this is Amtrak was interested in increasing the max number of passenger cars for the Auto Train.

Re: Superliner Replacement Request For Proposal Released

 by lordsigma12345 ¦  Thu Jan 04, 2024 8:33 pm ¦  Forum: Amtrak ¦  Topic: Superliner Replacement Request For Proposal Released ¦  Replies: 71 ¦  Views: 7982

The time for that has come and gone. Amtrak has ordered 125 new Siemens ALC 42 passenger locomotives and #50 is about to be released. And another bunch has been ordered as part of the “Airo trainsets.” Basically the Genesis units all have replacements in the pipeline. There’s no going back at this p...

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