NEW CASTLE, Del. — Amtrak has provided a first look at the interior of its next-generation Acela high speed trains, displaying interior mock-ups at a press event Tuesday at an Alstom facility. The new exterior design of the new equipment...
http://trn.trains.com/news/news-wire/2019/08/28-amtrak-provides-first-look-at-new-acela-interiors
Brian Schmidt, Editor, Classic Trains magazine
Had to chuckle at the 'no seating' snack-car setup. Where will the crews sprawl out their paperwork now?
Overmod Had to chuckle at the 'no seating' snack-car setup. Where will the crews sprawl out their paperwork now?
Hopefully they will be able to do all it on a tablet or smart phone. As it is, a lot of so-called paperwork is done electronically.
The interiors look very comfortable.
Exactly what I thought! Who's got the next move in this passive-agressive chess match?
-Don (Random stuff, mostly about trains - what else? http://blerfblog.blogspot.com/)
The article says:
"The snack car will also feature a conductor’s office providing crew access to an on-board closed-circuit TV system. "
MidlandMike The article says: "The snack car will also feature a conductor’s office providing crew access to an on-board closed-circuit TV system. "
They have had conductors offices in the cars for a long time, but the conductors still take over a dinette table....
The snack tables don't have the TV.
Why the Orange and White? Why not stick with blue and grey as before. The addition of orange does brighting things up a bit but looks awful with the other colors. White is the worst color choice for upholstery for any mass transit choice, that is going to show wear and tear fairly quick and need a replacement. Snack car needs more counter space or folks are going to drop food on the floor a lot more than they do now. Also if your standing and eating, what exactly are you hanging onto when the train jerks in one direction or the other?
CMStPnP Also if your standing and eating, what exactly are you hanging onto when the train jerks in one direction or the other?
That's what I was thinking. It seems like they could use some sort of "seat belt" arrangement or small railings sticking out that you could brace yourself against.
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The upolstery is leather. The color has no relation to ability to withstand wear and tear and not much on dirt resistance. The orange is only a small portion of trim. Standing in a snack bar? This is the NEC, not the Capital Limited. It's a smooth ride. People stand on ICEs and aren't falling down and spilling food.
charlie hebdohis is the NEC, not the Capital Limited. It's a smooth ride
Been on the NEC, fairly crappy ride compared to the German ICE train. Even so the design is not the same as the German ICE or the Eurostar both have wider counterspace on the sides of the car with much better lighting. The Eurostar has floor to cieling poles next to each stand at table (now why do you suppose they do that if as you say the ride is so smooth..........could it be so passengers have something to grab onto or are you going to argue they are structural?).
Yes, the trackage on the DB is usually smoother than the NEC. ICE Bordbistros don't have poles unlike the Eurostar. I referred to DB but you overlooked that.
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