VentureForth
Engineer
When I rode the NEC from WAS to Philly last week, I took a 6 AM train leaving DC and a 7:30 PM train returning from Philly.
It was pretty crowded for a Saturday, I thought.
Roughly, the Regionals run hourly with an Acela thrown in between every couple of them.
I understand they are competing for track in the metro areas like DC, Philadelphia, and New York, but is there no more room to add trains?
Now, crowded doesn't necessarily mean sold out. I suppose if they are running at 95% capacity at the greatest, they are pretty well optimized. But something I read or heard at some point in my life is that when you start to reach 75 or 80% capacity, you won't grow as much as you would if you increased services.
It was pretty crowded for a Saturday, I thought.
Roughly, the Regionals run hourly with an Acela thrown in between every couple of them.
I understand they are competing for track in the metro areas like DC, Philadelphia, and New York, but is there no more room to add trains?
Now, crowded doesn't necessarily mean sold out. I suppose if they are running at 95% capacity at the greatest, they are pretty well optimized. But something I read or heard at some point in my life is that when you start to reach 75 or 80% capacity, you won't grow as much as you would if you increased services.