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I've always wondered about what Ryan just mentioned:
It seems that there is very little thought that goes into planning what the expected uses for a car will be. By this I mean, if you are going to order a cafe car and plan to run it for 6 - 12 hours without a restocking, you should plan to have adequate storage space for all items that are sold. But we still see inventory taking up space.
Also, wouldn't it be possible to design a coach that had a special seat/office area for the conductor, so they don't have to take up a revenue seat (usually the 4 seats facing each other which a lot of families will look for).
This probably belongs on another topic, but if Amtrak doesn't decide to go for a dedicated higher-speed trainset, like Talgo Lakeliner, Siemens whatever, Bombardier Acela (diesel version) for non-NEC corridors; what kind of rolling stock should they pursue and by whom? I know there's no money for new cars, so what kind of refurb could you reasonably do to the Horizons to make them comfortable for the typical 6 - 12 hour run?
It seems that there is very little thought that goes into planning what the expected uses for a car will be. By this I mean, if you are going to order a cafe car and plan to run it for 6 - 12 hours without a restocking, you should plan to have adequate storage space for all items that are sold. But we still see inventory taking up space.
Also, wouldn't it be possible to design a coach that had a special seat/office area for the conductor, so they don't have to take up a revenue seat (usually the 4 seats facing each other which a lot of families will look for).
This probably belongs on another topic, but if Amtrak doesn't decide to go for a dedicated higher-speed trainset, like Talgo Lakeliner, Siemens whatever, Bombardier Acela (diesel version) for non-NEC corridors; what kind of rolling stock should they pursue and by whom? I know there's no money for new cars, so what kind of refurb could you reasonably do to the Horizons to make them comfortable for the typical 6 - 12 hour run?