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Another Avelia being delivered 

 

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So it takes 3 P42s, 2 baggage cars, and a viewliner diner to deliver a new trainset. Says something about Amtrak priorities when trains can't even leave Chicago because of locomotive failures:-(

WP17
 

Hey, these new Acelas have an important mission! To be expensive paperweights and to look nice and shiny sitting in/taking up space at Penn Coach Yard in Philadelphia.

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How many sets have been delivered so far? Are any being kept in locations other than Philadelphia?

Great choice of photo location!

Dave

WP17 Wrote:
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> So it takes 3 P42s, 2 baggage cars, and a
> viewliner diner to deliver a new trainset. Says
> something about Amtrak priorities when trains
> can't even leave Chicago because of locomotive
> failures:-(

Probably for braking, I guess. The brakes on the trainset might not be operative.

Meanwhile, they are running slightly more than their old weekend Acela schedules on weekdays - every 2 hours plus a couple of hourly ones.4 sets are being cannibalized. What are they going to do with 28 Avelia's ? 

A little birdie told me someone in NEC management said the Acela market is dead - and got fired for it. 



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/05/23 15:02 by joemvcnj.

At the airline pricing, likely so.  If priced to FILL the trains they could see increased ridership.   We are in an era when pricing of public services needs a thorough rethink. 

BrynMawr: Exactly right, set a price, market it to fill the seats, deliver the service as advertised and receive a fair return.

WP17 Wrote:
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> So it takes 3 P42s, 2 baggage cars, and a viewliner diner to deliver a new trainset. Says something about Amtrak priorities when trains
 can't even leave Chicago because of locomotive failures:-(
>
> WP17

2 engines, no turning options, one on each end.  Extra cars for braking and spport staff.   It's not the bags and diner are in use anyway.

I have no problem w/ 2 engines for operational ease.  Baggage car buffers? okay...  The diner belongs in revenue operation although I would think it was very comfortable for the personnel.   

Great picture!  What was the route of this delivery?  

joemvcnj Wrote:
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> Meanwhile, they are running slightly more than
> their old weekend Acela schedules on weekdays -
> every 2 hours plus a couple of hourly ones.4 sets
> are being cannibalized. What are they going to do
> with 28 Avelia's ? 
>
> A little birdie told me someone in NEC management
> said the Acela market is dead - and got fired for
> it. 

The Acela market might not be dead but it’s certainly not what it used to be. Telework is big now. Airplane tickets are cheaper. Business travel is down. Certainly a lot of factors leading to fewer people wanting or needing to take the Acela.

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