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Yup, human factors like that often interfere with safety. (I've been watching way too many episodes of "Air Disasters" (or whatever it is called) on the Smithsonian Channel...)

The ALC42's weren't leading. They were most likely just being dead-headed east to be used on other trains. They've been delivering them from the factory in Sacramento by attaching them between the lead P42s on the Zephyr. I don't know if they are supplying power (as an operational test) or...

I was on a plane that had a medical evacuation once. A passenger who had eye surgery that morning suddenly started bleeding from his eye about halfway through a flight from LA (Orange County, IIRC) to SFO. I forget the type of plane, but it was an almost fully loaded 3+3, 120-150 passengers...

How many of those problems are basic design problems versus wear-and-tear or surface issues? Even something like bathrooms that break a lot or adding built-in, fold-out lifts for wheel-chair access at low level platforms do not require a total redesign of the existing cars. Seat comfort...

It's the Golden Rule: "Them that has the gold makes the rules."

Shouldn't the priority be helping passengers get off the train before helping new passengers get aboard? Otherwise there is chaos and the whole process takes much longer! The conductor/attendant's only interaction with boarding passengers should be to tell them to stand back and allow other...

Do most or all NJT trains turn at the dead-end tracks below NYP? If so, they can't run through to Long Island to turn and have to turn there (or occupy one of the limited through tracks while being turned.) (BTW, I'm sure these trains are not literally turned around as there is no loop or wye...

I got the impression that the FRA was demanding an incredibly detailed model of the NEC (or everywhere the new Acelas would ever run carrying passengers?) including ever switch, cross-over, bridge, tunnel, station, all the catenary, all the ATC systems, etc. that they could then use to predict...

You cut from that comment: Such a light would be trivial to implement, even with 1970's tech.

The food served in-room is exactly the same as the food served in the dining car, in my experience. You won't have an attendant occasionally refilling your coffee or tea in your room, or coming by to take away empty plates, but it is the same food and food choices. Flex Dining (still on some...

That's where the MBTA went with the Red and Orange subway car replacements, contracting to CRRC to build a new factory in Springfield (apparently managed by a Mr. H. J. Simpson) which has only delivered 5% of the new Red Line cars in a decade, and falls further behind every day. If a new...

In the sense that at least all NJ and south trains get turned in Sunnyside, on the Long Island end of the East River tunnels, those trains ALL are through-running, If there is a shortage of space for turning (by which I mean and I think everyone else means cleaning, emptying the trash, flipping...

At least on some sleepers, there is a small light on the ceiling of the corridor outside each room. Pressing the call button sounds a tone (once) and lights the light. The SCA can tell at a glance down the corridor which rooms have requested assistance. I think they just press the "call"...

Isn't the main difference between the short/medium (corridor service) coaches and the LD coaches just seats and seat pitch? I think seat selection for a car order is almost an afterthought. The buyer (Amtrak) would just tell the vendor "For this batch of 250 coaches, use the XX seats with the...

When the new tunnels open, the first thing that will happen is they will close the existing tunnels so they can be refurbished. They are in serious need of this, even if there is not another event like Sandy. I don't know how long this will take, probably a year or two. Once that is complete...

in August 2017, I rented a car at the Avis in Berkeley and drove up the coast. I returned it about a week later, late afternoon, after checking in to my hotel. They were closed but I arranged to drop it off in the lot. I then walked back to my hotel about 1/2 mile away and the next morning...

I've taken the Muni to the Sausalito ferry to catch the bus to Muir Woods and/or Mill Valley a handful of times over the last several decades. It was a fun trip if you are not in a rush, but would probably be way too slow and infrequent for commuters.

Oops, I didn't scroll down far enough! Thanks @Just-Thinking-51 and @John Bredin for pointing this out.

I'd guess there is about a 90% chance the new Aero trains, the Acela 2's and the new LD's will all have such displays, and they may even be correct for a while. Just need to be patient for a few years.

Interesting that none of the directions on that page include using a train to get there. Just sayin'.