A new Acela trainset at Alstom’s Hornell, N.Y., shops.
Amtrak
HORNELL, N.Y. — Amtrak released a new photo today of a prototype high speed trainset being built in upstate New York.
France’s Alstom is building the new Acela trainsets at its Hornell shops. The passenger sets with power cars are expected to enter service on the Northeast Corridor in 2021.
if one thing is certain,,, and with 40 yrs on Amtrak, the NEC will break this like a cat swatting a ornament off a christmas tree !
Jim Jones, it looks to me like a GE 65-Ton centercab.
“As before, 21st century trainset technology run on 1930’s infrastructure.”
Because we are a country about sending messages now, not about getting things done. Seeing Acela II sends a great message, but like you said can do little beyond that.
As before, 21st century trainset technology run on 1930’s infrastructure.
I like that center cab switcher way more than the Acela. Wouldn’t it be a hoot to see the switcher running 185 MPH!
As I view the nearby houses, I can only imagine the thrill of intercity railway passenger cars being manufactured within walking distance of my residence.
Mr. Petric- I remember when Robert Moses flattened whole neighborhoods and destroyed access to much of the NYC waterfront, so we could have wonderful highways circling the town like a tapeworm. I have been in many major US cities that have been similarly de-humanized and decimated. Atlanta comes to mind, for example. You want to rebuild the NEC to TGV standards? It ain’t farmland anymore. In 2019, we have to do the best we can with what we have.
In almost fifty years, we haven’t come very far, from 125 mph Metroliners to 186 mph Acela II, to improving travel times on the NEC. Heck, the best non-stop Acela only averages 90 mph from NYC to DC. Fastest non-stop from Providence to New Haven is 75 mph. Billions wasted on state-of–the-art equipment to operate on antiquated infrastructure, with curves, moveable bridges and ancient signaling. It just doesn’t make much sense to me. Apparently, there is no interest in doing it the right way, like the rest of the world.
Yes, this was the Erie Railroad’s main shops. It’s been there for 160 years.
What I’d like to know is what that switching locomotive is! Resembles an old Alco Century 415.
I believe this facility has been a railroad shop building for many decades, dating back to the early Erie railroad. Hence, it is no surprise to the residents.