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The length of Acela trainsets are not determined by any platform length considerations All stations where Acelas stop can easily accommodate 12 85' cars and most can handle 14. At present, if one is to believe the RFQ that was used to place the order for Acela 21s the reason for the length of these sets is that they have to fit in the avaiable yard and maintenance building space that is available at Ivy City, Sunnyside and Southampton Street facilities dedicated to Acelas.
The fares commanded by Acelas is managed by (a) limiting supply (i.e. using short enough trains to keep supply lower than demand and (b) artificially running the Regionals significantly slower than what they are capable of. Given the limitations of top speed that is inherent in the nature of the right of way, such marketing and price management tricks help increase overall revenues.
The fares commanded by Acelas is managed by (a) limiting supply (i.e. using short enough trains to keep supply lower than demand and (b) artificially running the Regionals significantly slower than what they are capable of. Given the limitations of top speed that is inherent in the nature of the right of way, such marketing and price management tricks help increase overall revenues.
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