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Amtrak’s current fleet of long-distance railcars, including the Superliner, Viewliner, and Amfleet series, dates as far back as 1979. ... next-generation single-level passenger cars. Amtrak.
PORTLAND, Ore. — All Amtrak Cascades trains have returned to regular service after an 11-day disruption caused by the removal of Horizon-model passenger cars from service nationwide, officials ...
Amtrak Cascades will begin restoring train service this week following last week's nationwide grounding of all Horizon-model passenger cars due to corrosion, which left the Cascades line with only ...
Amtrak is relocating Amfleet railcars from around the country to help restore service in the Pacific Northwest after the discovery of dangerous corrosion that forced the rail provider to pull dozens ...
Amtrak is sending the replacement train cars, known as Amfleet I train cars, from Chicago. The first Amtrak Cascades trains scheduled to return to service will serve the route between Seattle and ...
Amtrak said it will use Amfleet 1 rail cars from train systems across the United States as temporary replacements. Amtrak resumed all trips on Amtrak Cascades trains over the weekend. Most trains ...
Spencer added that 70% of Amtrak’s NEC riders are on Amfleet cars. He told mehe believes that “‘Safety First’ is not just a motto, it’s the way we run our careers” and “safety independence is very ...
Amtrak said it will use Amfleet 1 rail cars from train systems across the United States as temporary replacements. The first rescue rail cars are coming from Chicago, said Amtrak spokesperson ...
Amfleet cars will be fine in the short term, I guess. They are even older than the Horizon cars, but are stainless steel. The windows are tiny, though. ... It looks like Amtrak has brought out a few ...
But I’m not. I’m writing this from Amfleet Cafe Car 28010, somewhere in eastern North Carolina, as the inaugural Amtrak Floridian barrels toward Florida. Why? Because I volunteered.
PORTLAND, Ore. — All Amtrak Cascades trains have returned to regular service after an 11-day disruption caused by the removal of Horizon-model passenger cars from service nationwide, officials ...