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Posted by AEM-7AC #901 on Sun May 14 14:24:20 2017, in response to Re: Amtrak upstate trains to be rerouted to Grand Central Terminal?, posted by Jackson Park B Train on Sun May 14 14:03:03 2017. IIRC, they're basically FRA legal Siemens Viaggio coaches from Europe. Their European counterparts are in use as the RailJet service on Austria's main railway between Munich and Vienna at 230 km/h (140 mph) MAS. Interior floor height in the cars is about 4 feet or so if Amtrak asks nicely, Siemens might be willing to make a Northeast version if inclined... |