Recent content by mfastx

I thought they were repainting the entire fleet, not just Viewliners.

Oof, the timelines in that article. Only 44 cars by the end of next year? That's a pretty sobering number.

Seems weird on this car because it basically just overlaps with the windows. Maybe it'll look better on other models. Add another livery variant to the ol' Amtrak consist!

Can't wait until it's 2030 and they're still sitting in Philly collecting dust.

Happens to Acela trains all the time also. There's padding at NHV so I've sat there 10-15 minutes several times.

Yeah I was mostly talking about low floor, level boarding and improved digital signage. Stairs suck and I have the same complaint about the old Green line light rail cars in Boston.

I'm in the minority here but I am not a fan of using historic trolleys. Can we be serious about transit and use modern streetcars?

Any word on when the first railcars will be repainted (if ever)?

Honestly, it's annoying but it's close enough at least. Get ready for the next 10 years of mismatched consists with random Phase VIIIs nationwide.

Yup, we were nearly there and then they came out with the new Viewliner cars, lmao.

Matching consists on Amtrak?! I'll believe it when I see it..

Never understood the appeal of historic trolleys/rolling stock. I'd rather just have a modern streetcar.

I'm in the single level camp. Amtrak should have one car body for its entire fleet, save for specific high speed trainsets or what have you. I'm generally anti stairs on trains. Level boarding when possible, if freight trains access platforms then build gauntlet tracks or have auto stairs come...

An easy way to do it also is to count an even number of rows from the last "table" row facing forward. Tables have the full window.

So what's that, three years delayed now and counting?