While recovering here in the hospital came across Amtrak's == FY 2012 - 2016 5 year financial plan. Here are a few of the high lights. I am haviing to change some items that I though were in place. Almost all figures are on a very conservative schedule.
1. Electric locos.-- As is well known availability is 76.2% vs diesels of 86%. No delivery schedule was listed so listed was 41 / day needed with no change. However text says that most AEM-7 DCs will be converted to a cab car baggage car. ( maybe finally baggage service again on NEC ? ). HHP-8 & AEM-7 ACs were not listed on disposal so some speculation may be in order.
A. -- Park at specific points so in case of failure of a revenue train it can be rescued faster.
B. -- Sale of some to MARC< SEPTA, NJ, MN, MBTA. ( Normally any government equipment disposals required to be offered to other governments. )
C. -- a mention of looking for expansion of electric propulsion a possibility as well.
2. Acelas were tested and found to return 8% electricity thru regeneration. Regeneration is still not used for all NEC segments due to needed eectrical upgrades
3. -- Passenger cars 1538 end FY2011 1553 end of FY 2012. No explanation of where 15 will come from except possible rebuilding of wrecked off books cars ??
4. -- Planned renewal rate new / retired planned at 105 cars and 26 locos
5. -- Fixed cost Early buy outs of leased equipment important because at end of lease purchase cost subject to arbitration so if loads are heavy the price would go up.
6. -- NYP projected to reach ultimate capacity as early as 2020. Looks like time may have already run out?
7. -- Conservative ridership growth FY 11 30.2 2016 33.5
8. -- Rolling stock numbers given separate statement if cars not available will return to a chronic shortage of cars on the NEC. What Henry6 and others have posted.
Will continue later
9. --- projected fleet inventory end FY 2011 to end FY2016
FY year end 2011 12 13 14 15 16
Amfleet 1. 458; 473; 473; 473; 473; 473
Amfleet 2 145 -------------------------------- 145
Horizon 95 95 93 93 93 93
Surfliners 49 --------------------------------- 49
California cars 78 --------------------------------- 78
NCarolina cars 12 12 11 11 11 11
Viewliners 51; 51; 76; 181; 181; 181
Heritage
baggage 73 73; 73 60; 60; 25
Dinners 20; 20; 12; 8; 0 0
Dome Parlor 6 ----------------------------------- 6
Superliners 428 -------------------------------- 428
Auto carriers 80 -------------------------------- 80
Cab cars 39 -------------------------------- 39
Company cars 4 --------------------------------- 4
Electric 62 62 62 64 64 64
Diesel 309 ------------------------------ 309
switchers 39 ------------------------------ 39
Acela sets 20 ---------------------------- 20
Acela cars 120 121 121 121 161 161
Talgo cars 60 ------------------------------- 60
Train sets 227 227 227 227 267 267
Fleet avaiability 83% 81 85 85 85 85%
Note : Financial 5 year plan only acknowledges deliveries of new viewlineers and Acela cars. Wonder if delivery schedules of electric motors and bi-levels is techinicallly not complete ?? No provision yet for new Talgos.
Note the increase of number of train sets at end of FY 2015.
Dome Parlors wonder where they might be used ????
Note: viewliiner baggage & baggage dorm appears near end of production run of 130 Viewliners
And what about nyp ????
Corrected see original post
correction see original post
One additional item in report will interest our posters who have been pushing for more service:
Approximately $0.6 - $0.9 M has been allocated for service upgrades to:
A. food service improved on ----------------------City of New Orleans
B. On board service improvement ----------- Lake Shore
C. route improvement report items ---------- Crescent
D. route improvement & China service ----- Capitol limited
E. Close Jacksonville OBS crew base
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