Atlas releases Acela trainset..

[wazzou]

"Trainkids, where Trainman got his start"

[Ed Kapuscinski]

"Trainkids, where Trainman got his start"

Nah, they're because Trainman was a dirty stomp around.

[Sharky_McSharknose]

Amtrak rep to Bombardier rep: "sigh When we said we need the Acela trainsets simplified for easier maintenance, we didn't mean THIS."

Bombardier to Amtrak: "Oh, we're sorry, we were only dumbing them down to match your mechanics' skill levels.*"

Alstom:

_{* joking Amtrak mechanics, please don't hurt me!}

[dem34]

Also Alstom: Brakes, pfff. Who needs those?

[thomasjmdavis]

Sale price is not much more than the MSRP on an N scale moo-ing boxcar....errr....stock car with closed vents....errr...whatever those are. And it not only makes noises, it moves by itself by remote control. 

I am looking forward to reading the posts after Christmas detailing how to fit the power unit and battery and receiver into an N scale 0-4-0 and convert it to JMRI.

[daniel_leavitt2000]

Amtrak rep to Bombardier rep: "sigh When we said we need the Acela trainsets simplified for easier maintenance, we didn't mean THIS."

Bombardier to Amtrak: "Oh, we're sorry, we were only dumbing them down to match your mechanics' skill levels.*"

Alstom:

_{* joking Amtrak mechanics, please don't hurt me!}

Didn't they gain 2.5" in girth after conversion from metric to imperial?