I can’t comment on most of these services but when they announced the Consists for the New Haven Springfield service and Vermonter I was surprised.
The Hartford line service is usually one locomotive and 3 coaches. The Airo they plan for it is 6 coaches though those coaches now include a cafe car.
The Vermonter on the other hand is usually a 5 car consist. Airo would go up to an 8 car.
I keep seeing mention of a Business class which also doesn’t exist on the Flyer. It technically does on the Vermonter but it’s an awful lot of money for a can of soda.
In the Northeast regional it’s even worse as they use Amfleet 1 coaches. The Flyer and Vermonter use Amfleet 2 for coach. It’s almost like Amtrak is punishing business class for not taking the Acela.
Anyway this makes me wonder if Amtrak isn’t just looking to improve its rolling stock but also improve and expand its business class services across its commuter trains.
The Hartford line service is usually one locomotive and 3 coaches. The Airo they plan for it is 6 coaches though those coaches now include a cafe car.
The Vermonter on the other hand is usually a 5 car consist. Airo would go up to an 8 car.
I keep seeing mention of a Business class which also doesn’t exist on the Flyer. It technically does on the Vermonter but it’s an awful lot of money for a can of soda.
In the Northeast regional it’s even worse as they use Amfleet 1 coaches. The Flyer and Vermonter use Amfleet 2 for coach. It’s almost like Amtrak is punishing business class for not taking the Acela.
Anyway this makes me wonder if Amtrak isn’t just looking to improve its rolling stock but also improve and expand its business class services across its commuter trains.
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