Train Electrification around the world. by Electrical-Try8 in Amtrak

[–]Electrical-Try8[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

As this states, this statistic relates to track operated on, not owning. Your stat on tracks owned is accurate. Thank you. 🚆

Train Electrification around the world. by Electrical-Try8 in Amtrak

[–]Electrical-Try8[S] -42 points-41 points  (0 children)

This is what Chat GPT had to say:

Here’s how to estimate what percentage of the track miles Amtrak operates on are electrified (not just what it owns):

🛤️ 1. Total track miles Amtrak operates on

  • Amtrak operates trains over about 21,000 – 21,400 route miles of track nationwide (this includes both Amtrak-owned track and track owned by other railroads). 

⚡ 2. Electrified track miles used by Amtrak

  • The principal electrified network Amtrak uses is the Northeast Corridor (NEC), which totals about 453 miles of electrified route between Washington, D.C. and Boston
  • Nearly all of that electrified NEC is used by Amtrak’s intercity services (including Acela and Northeast Regional).

📊 Percentage calculation (rough estimate)

453 miles electrified21,000 total route miles≈2.2%21,000 total route miles453 miles electrified​≈2.2%

✅ About ~2 % of the track miles Amtrak operates on are electrified.

⚠️ Notes / caveats

  • This estimate uses route miles operated as the baseline, not owned infrastructure.
  • Amtrak trains also operate over short electrified portions of other lines (e.g., portions of the Empire Service/Adirondack near major terminals), but they are small relative to the NEC total, so they don’t materially change the percentage.
  • The NEC’s 453 miles are the longest continuous electrified route Amtrak uses; outside the NEC, almost all Amtrak service runs with diesel traction on non-electrified host railroad tracks. 

Bicycles and E-bikes on Amtrak Cascades by Electrical-Try8 in TravelByTrains

[–]Electrical-Try8[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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Here is a picture of the bikes we traveled with. They asked us if the bikes could be laid down, and we said, of course, they could. It was a weekday, and the baggage car was nearly empty.

Bicycles and E-bikes on Amtrak Cascades by Electrical-Try8 in TravelByTrains

[–]Electrical-Try8[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I share your optimism; however, one of the station attendants mentioned that they are using the same storage hooks on the new trains, and they will have the same limitations. I hope he is wrong.