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The image appears to be of an acoustic recording of a heart beat sound, not an ECG. The large peak waveform would be the S1 sound at the start of the Systolic interval, the smaller peak waveform would be the S2 sound at the start of the Diastolic interval. Which is interesting, but has little...

Some belated comments on the ridership stats in the August monthly report. In the Ticket Revenue and Ridership section for the state supported corridors, it notes: State Supported ridership was 7% below budget but 2% above last year. The budget projections for the state corridor were rather...

Did a search for info on the two Delaware NEC projects. 3rd track from Ragan to Yard Interlocking: Now slated to be completed by January, 2018. Was delayed by ground instability discovered in 2015, new supporting wall to be built, and Amtrak not able to take a track out of service due to...

When there is no news or no website updates, it can be useful to search for executive board documents and meeting materials for information. The boards for public transit agencies typically have to make much of the board meeting documents public. For the Charleston SC station, that would be the...

Comments on a few of the projects on your long list. NC Piedmont corridor: Checking the NC DOT rail project webpages, many of the projects are not yet completed. But should see a flurry of project completions by the end of 2016 through the Spring of 2017. I think the 3rd daily Piedmont service...

No. The Acela brand name has become widely known and an established short hand for the higher class service on the NEC. The phrase Acela Corridor and even Acela Primaries were used in the press this past Spring during the primaries for the states of the NEC. For proof, check out the new website...

Amtrak posted a news release that the Concourse expansion project at DC Union Station is being funded by the $2.45 billion RRIF loan. The news release provides some info on where the NEC improvement portion of the loan is going towards, but not how much nor a lot of specifics. AMTRAK INVESTMENT...

The off-peak fare from Union Station to Eisenhower Ave Station is $3.15, the peak fare is $4.00. The peak fare applies when you take the Metro between 5 AM to 9:30 AM and 3 PM to 7 PM on weekdays. To take the Metro, you have to buy a SmarTrip card for $2 which are now available at all of the...

Amtrak posted a news release yesterday announcing the expansion of the trainside checked bicycle program to a number of trains. AMTRAK EXPANDS BICYCLE PROGRAM FOR TRAVEL ON NATIONAL ROUTES The Coast Starlight is not in the list though.

Yea, when or if the HSR corridor from SF to LA is completed, it would kill any overnight train between the Bay area and LA very quickly. I figure once the LA to SF line is operating, however many years it takes to get there, the branch extension to Sacramento won't be far behind because it will...

Amtrak is not buying the Nippon-Sharyo bi-levels, the 4 states (CA, IL, MI, MO) are with (mostly) FRA funding. Amtrak will operate and maintain the bi-levels for the 3 Midwest states and presumably will do the same for CA. But it is a bystander in the issue of how the 130 car order gets paid for...

The August 30 meeting draft minutes of NGEC Executive Committee has an update on the proposed revised delivery schedule for the N-S bilevels. Appears that the test failure and subsequent redesign of the carshell will result in a 18 month to 2 year delay in the delivery schedule. Excerpt from the...

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The NGEC Executive Committee has posted a draft of the minutes of the August 30 meeting, which has positive news on the testing of the Chargers. An extended exceprt: The boldface text is my addition. So the Chargers at the Pueblo test facility have done a little better for acceleration and fuel...

The July 2016 monthly performance report has been posted. I don't have time this weekend to post much of an analysis; others can write their own take on it. The short story is that July 2016 was a good month financially with Amtrak running an adjusted net operating surplus of $10 million for...

I have walked between the Alexandria Amtrak/VRE station and the Metro King St station a number of times and the total distance is probably 1/4 mile or so. It is not that difficult a connection, but can be cumbersome if one has luggage in tow. If I was arriving at DC Union Station on the CL and...

The deployment schedule spelled out on the website and in the fact sheet should be noted: So instead of 2019 for initial revenue service, or 2020, it now slips to early 2021. And the current Acelas will be retired in 2022 according to the plan.

The original specs were when Amtrak was teamed with CHSRA on an attempt at a joint bid. That fell apart because the needs of the NEC was simply way too different from that of a new 220 mph system. Anything above 160 mph will require new dedicated tracks, so any capability of operating > 160 mph...

OK, finally there is some official news on the new trainsets and the $2.45 billion RRIF loan. A 1 hour long video of Biden's announcement is available, which I am I currently listening to. DeIaware Online: In Wilmington, Biden announces $2.45 billion for Amtrak. Excerpt: (The reporter's words...

On a Friday afternoon? An unusual time for a press conference if Amtrak wants to get a lot of press coverage on the HSR trainset contract. OTOH, Wilmington would suggest that VP Biden could be in attendance and they may have to fit into Biden's schedule. We'll see. Boardman has only a few more...