![]() > back at Amtrak timetables available online, it's > operated as "Metroliner Service." In looking > of AEM-7 locomotives and Amfleet, and were > In 1986, the "Metroliners" were actually made up Despite the tilt function, much of the time savings Acela generated has been wasted on congestion caused by allowing too many NJT trains into Penn Station (2 or 3 minute penalty), which has dramatically impacted the scheduled running time from Newark to New York, and on congestion and schedule pad south of Baltimore (9 minutes added to most schedules).Įach additional stop above these added 3 minutes to the schedule.Įach additional stop above these added 4 minutes to the schedule, and all trains with more stops included 2 additional minutes Newark to Philadelphia.Īll trains make one or two additional stops with 4 minutes added per stop and all trains also have schedule pad added to at least one part of this schedule - fastest schedule is 2:53. The Metroliner's used to make the run in either 2:49 (no New Carrollton/BWI/Metropark) or 2:55 (with either New Carrollton, BWI or Metropark). > Metroliner from Washington to NY on about the same > Back in the late 1980's, I recall a trip on a The Metro North section is just an abortion as far as run time goes. Just the Niantic to Kinston stretch, which has long been proposed to be replaced by a true high speed section in the median of I95, is a loss of 25 minutes in the schedule. Niantic to Westerly (~40 miles) - 65 to 90 mphĬranston to South Attleboro - 70 to 100 mphĮvery layman obsesses over the top speed sections, but it is the 30 miles of slow areas on the south end and 115 miles on the north end that really slow down the schedule. Mamaroneck to Branford (~60 miles) - 60 to 80 mph to Philadelphia (~9 miles) - 60 to 80 mphīayview Yard to West Baltimore (~8 miles) - 30 to 60 mph > Corridor for Acela, NE Regional, and LD trains? > What are the typical speed limits in the NE ![]() I didn't feel like spending the time to look through all of them to find the information you say is there. After 4 minutes I had found from my "search" that you have 541 posts spread out over 11 pages. but it did ony take me 30 secondsįirst of all I will right away admit I'm not very good at doing searches, but I thought I'd try. > the wrong side i shy away from communication till > search of my name and put in "type A" in when i get off the wrong side i shy away from communication till i eat :-). > Get out of the wrong side of bed today? LOL. ![]() > type=PHRASE,match_dates=0,match_forum=4,match_thre > ,search=type+a,author=Out_of_service,page=1,match_ > Which thread? I did the search but could > search of my name and put in "type A" in the i posted speeds on quite a few threads. ![]()
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