The big difference is of course that you can electrify trains, as has happened in much of Europe and Asia, but not for most of Amtrak
The big difference is of course that you can electrify trains, as has happened in much of Europe and Asia, but not for most of Amtrak
One of the problems Amtrak is facing at the moment is a lack of rolling stock. The author notes that the California Zephyr was running full. It’s also running a shorter consist that it would have traditionally because of a lack of units. Increasing the length of the consist, assuming the engines can pull it, would reduce the emissions per seat. The ridership demand is there, the investment into Amtraks stock is, sadly, not.