🚀 go-pugleaf

Jetzt scheint man auch in den USA draufzukommen, dass Investitionen
in die Bahn-Infrastruktur notwendig sind.
Siehe unten Auszuege aus der Ankuendigung des Ausbaus, inkl.
Elektrifizierung (!) der Strecke Boston-NewYork-Washington.
Leider sind die Infos ziemlich allgemein gehalten.

Zeit / Diesel / Kerosin / Ersparnis sind jedenfalls drin.
Weiss jemand, ob die Superlativen (fastest, most modern) auch im
Vergleich zu japanischen und europaeischen Strecken gerechtfertigt
sind? Bzw. mehr technische Details?

Viol@
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http://www.amtrak.com/amtrak/news/highspeed/index.html
(Beginn Teilquote)

	Fast, Frequent, Reliable Service 
	Reduced trip times between
                       all stations on the Northeast Corridor 
	Hourly trains between Boston
           and New York and two trains each hour between
           New York and Washington 
	Amtrak's Northeast Corridor is
           the safest rail line in the country 
                                                              The new trains, building on
                                                            this tradition, will set safety
                                                            standards worldwide 
   Special designs and materials will protect passengers 
	Onboard diagnostic systems will monitor train
                   performance, alerting crews to changing
   conditions or automatically triggering safety  responses 
                                                                                                                            
             300 passenger capacity 
             Elegant bistro cars and new menus 
             Business travel amenities including phone and
           outlets for computers 
                                                  Electrification reduces air
                                                pollution, helping states comply
                                                with the Clean Air Act 

	Upgrades to existing tracks will
	avoid enormous environmental
	consequences of new highway, airport and rail
	line construction 
      Annual fuel consumption projected to drop by
      14 million gallons with the switch to electric trains

                                                                          Increased
                                                                        ridership eases
                                                                        congestion at
                                                                        airports and on
                                                                        I-95 and provides
                                                                        an alternative to
                                                airport and highway expansion 
	Projected to reduce air passenger volume
	between New York and Boston by 37% 
	Will reduce automobile traffic on I-95,
	particularly at rush hour 
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               Amtrak is buying 15 high-horsepower electric
            locomotives and up to 18 high-speed trains capable
            of 150 mph service 

              Trains are integrated or "fixed" -a locomotive at
            either end with six passenger cars in between 
              Built in America with domestic labor and
            materials, manufacturing of high-speed trains will
            establish a whole new industry for the United States
	Safest system in the world provides built-in
	reliability and protection 

    New electrification system between New
    Haven and Boston completes long-planned
    service for entire corridor 

    Auto-tensioned wires withstand extreme
    temperature changes from severe icing and
    winds to heat and humidity 
	Counter balances permit minimalist design,
	maximum pole spacing (75'-225' apart) for
	minimal visual impact 
    Entire rail line revitalized with new track, signal
    system, bridges 
    Curves modified to permit higher speeds 

	Installation of 140 miles of continuous welded rail
	for faster service and 332,000 concrete ties for
	smoother ride 
                                                                                  
                                                              The most comfortable
                                                              transportation in America and
                                                              the safest equipment in the
                                                              world. This is Amtrak's vision of
                                                              high-speed rail service in the
                                                              21st Century-fast, reliable, safe
                                                              transportation between Boston
                                                              and Washington at speeds up to
                                                              150 mph! 

                                                              Travel times between New York
                                                              and Boston will be reduced to
                                                              just 3 hours and to 2 hours and
                                                              45 minutes or less between New
                                                              York and Washington. Read on
                                                              to learn about the new
                                                              generation of trains and
           improvements to infrastructure we're making to bring this vision to reality. 

(ENDE)