The Amtrak redemption arc continues?>https://media.amtrak.com/2026/04/amtrak-takes-big-step-towards-new-long-distance-trains/>It’s official! We’ve started the procurement process for Amtrak’s largest-ever Long Distance train order.>Our customers deserve the best, and this new fleet will move us full speed ahead into a new era of American train travel.>We’ve issued a formal request for suppliers to bid on the new Long Distance fleet replacement contract. Interested carbuilders are now preparing their proposals for submission. Following an extensive evaluation, we plan to announce our selected supplier by the end of 2027. >This once-in-a-generation fleet replacement program was developed in close coordination with the Federal Railroad Administration, with the goal of modernizing overnight and cross-country travel for a fleet that includes many cars today approaching nearly 50 years of operations.>The program calls for more than 800 new railcars across 14 routes.
Everything other than the talking heads is all AI-generated, of course, but that's par for the course these days.
>>2070947All single level cars is gay and lame.
>>2070952bi-level cars are racist against wheelchairs
I just wish I could take interstate sleeper car trips at a price that was competitive with air travel or a long ass drive + hotel. I mean it is like that if you stay in $1000/night hotels but jesus
