There was a big hullabaloo during the pandemic when the Academy Awards were hosted at Los Angeles’ Amtrak complex.
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Imagine is someone tried that with Grand Central or Penn. The hell that would be raised lol
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Rhinebeck, NY (Dutchess County)
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These are going to be one-seat trains. Currently travelers from Springfield or Hartford to New York have to change trains in New Haven (except for the one-per-day Vermonter, which runs as a through-train).
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Amtrak Northeast Regional trains offer single seat ride options from Springfield and Hartford to Moynihan Train Hall at New York Penn Station. Customers can depart Springfield at 4:45 a.m. or Hartford Union Station at 5:26 a.m. and arrive at Moynihan Train Hall at New York Penn Station at 8:10 a.m. or leave Springfield at 7:50 a.m. or Hartford at 8:35 a.m. and arrive in New York at 11:21 a.m. Heading north riders can depart New York at 6:59 p.m. and get into Hartford at 9:51 p.m. or Springfield at 10:40 p.m. or leave New York by 8:50 p.m. and get into Hartford at 11:41 p.m. or Springfield at 12:26 a.m.
Amtrak Northeast Regional trains offer single-seat ride options from Hartford to New York Penn Station with intermediary stops in New Haven, Bridgeport, and Stamford. Customers can leave Hartford Union Station at 5:26 AM and arrive at New York Penn Station at 8:10 AM or leave Hartford at 8:35 AM and arrive in New York at 11:21 AM. Riders heading north can depart from New York at 6:59 PM and get into Hartford at 9:51 PM or leave New York by 8:50 PM and get into Hartford at 11:41 PM.
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As usual it’s not the modern high tech trains that are the problem, it’s the nearly 2 century old tracks it runs on
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Some of the curves are just too sharp for more speed.
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Which begs the question, why did they order these trains? Maybe it’s all that is available these days.
Are you joking?
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Why would I do that.
The reasons for the new sets are plainly stated by Amtrak, as they’re required too.
The current acela train sets are reaching their end of life, and they are very, very outdated. Also the new sets are more capable than the old ones, though that benefit is blunted by the NEC being old and degraded.
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I think advancements in things like tilting technology will still allow these trainsets to travel faster than the current acela fleet, but not anywhere close to their full potential.
Also, there are portions of the NEC that have been updated in recent years and so they can probably get up to higher speeds in those sections as well.
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Wait, these are still testing? I believe I’ve already seen a few in Philly this year. I’m confused
They’ve been testing forever now. You’ll often see them on the NEC.
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I’m all for speed. They banked the curves as much as they safely could for the old fleet. Maybe they can do a little bit more now.
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