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Re: New Acela tour @ Alstom
Author: Joe Cullum
Date: 06-13-2019 - 09:19

How much cost per mile for the Siemens ACS64 units?

I believe the new Avelia sets also have two locomotives just like the Acela 1. What am I missing?

It seems very wasteful to scrap the Acela 1s next year... Only 20 years old...

Joe Cullum in Exeter ca

J Wrote:
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> I suspect the sets will not remain in service
> after the new equipment arrives. The similar
> HHP8000's were retired several years ago before
> the older AEM7s (original and rebuilt) due to
> higher operating costs. An Amtrak person told me
> the HHP8000's averaged something like 90 cents /
> mile to operate compared to the rebuilt AEM7's (AC
> equipment) that averaged something like 50 cents.
> The current ACELA fleet requires two locomotives
> per train set because of its great weight due to
> earlier crash standards compared to the crash
> energy management approach in newer designs.

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