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Depends what the complete plans are. They may plan to remove all of the modules and replace them with new ones as part of the overhaul. I know they want to remove the roomette toilets but can that be done by overhauling the existing modules either inside or outside the car?

Not familiar at all (other than a quick glance at openrailwaymap and a 2005 ETT). Is the W&A sub also the route of Q025/Q026 a/k/a The Prince of Darkness?

All single track with lots of 35-45 mph running. Doesn't sound very promising.

1.) All politics are local. North side (and their elected reps) wants "their share." 2.) The North side also has a military base (JB Langley-Eustis) and two public universities (William and Mary and CNU).

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NJT switches to 25kV/60Hz at Matawan. I believe they were able to extend to Matawan off the original grid ending at South Amboy.

Knowing how FRA implements ADA (example non-ADA bathrooms closed to all passengers on the Hartford Line), I would sadly agree with this. We aren't going to see them adding the sleeper capacity back to the Night Owl.

Did a sleeper get added when the coach diner was dropped? I know a "full" AT is around 17 Superliners and 33-34 autoracks and that hasn't changed after October 1. I frequently watch the Ashland rail cam whose live chat has made a game out of guessing the number of locos/Superliners/racks in...

I agree. Really it's a matter of designing the transformer big enough for 25 Hz* (and European systems go as low as 16.7 Hz) and having an 11/12 kV tap and a 25 kV tap with an auto tap changer. The input inverters will handle any voltage discrepancy between 11 kV PRR and 12.5 kV MetroNorth...

Is it really testing when they've replaced the baggage cars? Amtrak really needs 15* to reach a critical mass to assign them to two LD routes (usually 6 trainsets per route). Four trainsets can cover the eastern routes, but with crew size reductions on the East, they really should be used out...

Also the salaries need to reflect time away from home living out of a bag and the long hours and lack of sleep. If a cafe car is open from 6 AM to 11 PM, then the attendant gets at most 5 hours of sleep. Less if there's clean up and start up.

Indeed, and sometimes I've found that openstreetmap (on which it's supposedly based) often has better information like mileposts. There are also times where the track overlay orange/yellow/brown/black is completely missing yet the underlying layer shows track. It's supposedly a collabroative...

I believe the A2's traction motors are frame-suspended (that is they're part of the "sprung" portion of the trucks) as are the ACS-64s. Frame suspension reduces impact on the tracks (vs nose suspended riding on the unsprung axle) and improves ride quality but requires the railroad equivalent...

A lot of that is a result of the introduction of the FRA Tier II standards during the design and production of the Acela Is. They weren't supposed to have two power cars, but a power car and a cab so they ended up with double the needed power. The design changes also caused the weight to shoot...

This one's good for the most part, it's largely based on openstreetmap info. Abandonedrails is hit or miss. Chicagorailfan has some good maps of former routes. The Amtrak tracker map is good for Amtrak routes for the most part except the BBRR segment of the Cardinal.

There was definitely a bag-dorm when 97-18 passed the Ashland camera. It seems every 97 & 98 has had one the last few days. Latest rumbling is they're letting the crews "test" the cars. 98 had one this morning looking at youtube scrollback.

That's exactly what they were doing, they did not care about damaging the Hunt boxes: A detour isn't an option when you have contracts that specify delivery time and market a fast, reliable route.

Possibly just equipment moves, but bag-dorms have been showing up more frequently on 97 and 98.

It's still a single track bottleneck near Tunnel 9 up to the loop and I believe it's ~25 mph. It's shared with BNSF due to an earlier SP-era trackage rights agreement. It's still UP's (and BNSF's) main link between SF and the Pacific Northwest and the southern transcontinental routes. FRA...

I only know a little about the onboard service operating crafts and positions. Some of the abbreviations are confusing. Help me out here I get that the LSA is the "lead service attendant" a craft that's separate from the others. Only the LSA can handle cash and sign for supplies from the...