Metra Electric Rider
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Wow! Neon (well, LED strip....)! Suspension Bridge!
Is that the new bay crossing?
Is that the new bay crossing?
Not sure there Euro equipment that comes close to looking like this. Unless a Siemens set and covert to sleepers.View attachment 36391View attachment 36392
Well the photos are really nice. Nothing like what there going to start out running with, but still really nice.
Do the former ATSF bi-levels have any useful life left in them? I guess they were eliminated by Amtrak for a reason, and the many years of subsequent languishing in the open will not have improved them either.According to this article here, the equipment they're using will be refurbished bi-level equipment. Whether that means the former ATSF Hi-level cars that Amtrak used I'm not sure, they could also be retired commuter coaches from elsewhere. It's not made clear.
https://qz.com/dreamstar-lines-luxury-train-los-angeles-san-francisco-1851402196
Lie flat beds and Wi_Fi throughout the train. Queen beds and showers for premium class. Modern lounge cars and Ap-based ticket service. Sounds good if it isn't all just speculative.
If night trains truly develop a market then I doubt they will compete with day time HSRs. At least wherever night service has been successful they have not been at odds with daytime HSR, though it does seem counter intuitive in the first blush. But the pre-requisites for any rail service to be successful in the US has several other unknowns when compared to Asia and Europe as in the lack of a recent tradition of success at levels common elsewhere.Lie flat beds could mean a pod setup like the new Nightjets or a capsule hotel. That would work for economy class on dedicated night train like Dreamstar. One thing is for sure, if this happens at all it'll have years before it has to compete with CA HSR!
We'll find out when more details come out. Regardless of what they've selected, it'll require some sort of complete rebuild in order to convert the cars into what they're advertising. Something that needs to be reaffirmed.Do the former ATSF bi-levels have any useful life left in them? I guess they were eliminated by Amtrak for a reason, and the many years of subsequent languishing in the open will not have improved them either.
OTOH modifying commuter equipment would entail a near total rebuild, at least for the sleeper cars.
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