Gardner is right about the sweet spot.
To make it work, you need frequency and reliability.
His main problem outside the NEC and Michigan, he has no railroad.
He mentions California, where infrastructure investments have been a success. Don't expect the Class 1's to pony up for
Infrastructure...
Not to mention the capital requirements of maintaining such a system would be enormous.
The NEC costs expanded across the entire network.
As to construction, just look at the brickbats Amtrak endured for just studying the New London bypass.
Never going to happen in the US.
Good point. The U.K. Equipment can run electric and then switch over to diesel on non electrified portions.
Would they meet FRA crash standards though?
Seem to run fine along with freight in the UK.
Thanks. Did not even know there was such a train.
At an average of 30 passengers per day, believe that's the only study they need.
Pesky mountain range west of Altoona always an issue.
I am confused. The headline talks about Harrisburg, the article delves into an Altoona to Pittsburgh commuter service.
Surely even PennDot could not justify a study of the latter.
The big issue for this service has always been the lack of frequency.
That said, NS has always done a good job keeping these trains on time. They will want capital in order to consider a second frequency.
Traditionally money is always available for studies to join the rest on the shelf. The...
There is a difference between the math not adding up and not liking the answer.
GWR in the UK offers dining service on some scheduled trains between London and the west of England.
The full streak dinner with appetizer and desert will cost you about $60. They get rave reviews on Trip Advisor...
You are absolutely right. The Century served Lobster Newberg right up to the last day. It was great.
Even the lowly PRR President had a full diner out of New York in the morning and it would be full with a line by the Newark station stop. Those Pennsy crews knew how to turn tables with the...
Long before Walker, I watched this unfold. Wisconsin wanted a Chicago-MSP service via Madison. Minnesota wanted a service via Rochester. The original high speed route would have turned into the grand tour.
SNCF had the right idea, if you want high speed to MSP it should be Chicago -Milwaukee -...
Ok, so nobody is impressed with Badger Bus 8 trips each way but 6 on the train is more than sufficient.
I used to ride Badger the year I lived there and they were quite good. At the time, the promised to roll out another bus if the first was sold out. Probably not anymore.
Is there really...
Looks like Badger Bus still runs a service every other hour or so between Milwaukee and Madison. Hard to justify a train that undoubtedly would provide less frequency.
The PRR would place a cut of corridor coaches ahead of the LD cars on most trains, except the Meteor and Champions, and cut them off at Washington along with the power which had to be changed anyway. Just make the cut behind the corridor cars instead of the power.