Re: Why not ferry trains?

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From: Michael Scott Ludwig
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1992 07:19

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rob@vitsemi.com (Rob Eccles) writes:
=[about using auto trains for commutes within metropolitan areas
=like the L.A. area]
=Note that for short journeys, making frequent stops loading/unloading
=autos - with Amtrak-style efficiency - this is a very slow moving train!

It's not practical for this type of service no matter what the loading
efficiency is.  It can only be practical if the corridor it serves is long
(like the Virginia-Florida AMTRAK Auto Train) or the road between those
points is inconvenient or nonexistent (like the Alaska Railroad
Portage-Whittier service, which happens to be quite short).  Also, it pretty
much has to be only two stops.


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