Amtrak706
Service Attendant
- Joined
- Sep 14, 2017
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Did Amtrak ever get a response on their petition to increase FRA Tier II speeds to 160 mph for the County to Ham upgrade? The latest thing I can find online is the announcement for the final decision to occur 12/00/2017 (yes, the FRA site says the 0th of December, so possibly the decision happened in the Twilight Zone).
I will say that the timing on their waiver submission was unfortunate, as a major part of their lobbying was relying upon the NECs proven safety record and the waiver was submitted in February 2015, right before Amtraks series of major wrecks around the country started.
I will say that the timing on their waiver submission was unfortunate, as a major part of their lobbying was relying upon the NECs proven safety record and the waiver was submitted in February 2015, right before Amtraks series of major wrecks around the country started.