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The average load factor on the Acela in FY14 was 64.3 per cent, and the average load factor on the NEC regionals was 51.8 per cent.   Some segments, e.g. Philadelphia to New York, probably had a higher average load factor, and some peak periods may have been capacity constrained, but the average numbers - in some respects the worst statistic - don't show that Amtrak's operations on the NEC are constrained seriously.  If capacity constrained means that the NEC is carrying all the trains that it can handle, e.g. Amtrak, commuter, freight, etc.; I wonder how NEC utilization compares to that of the Shinkansen line between Tokyo and Osaka?   I have read that the Japanese run their high speed trains with as little as two or three minutes between them.  Is this true? I am not convinced that Amtrak knows how to squeeze all of the capacity out of its system.  Maybe they could take a lesson from the airlines.   One of the factors that has contributed to the improvement in airline financials since the financial crisis is much better utilization of their capacity.
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