http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2014-01-24/business/bs-bz-amtrak-request-20140124_1_acela-express-joseph-boardman-northeast-corridor
Amtrak in market for dozens of high-speed trains
With packed trains and increasing demand, the need to expand the capacity of Amtrak¥“s high-speed service cannot be overstated, said Joseph Boardman, Amtrak¥“s president and CEO, in a statement. It is absolutely critical that we get more high-speed trains as soon as possible to provide more service and meet the growing mobility and economic needs of the Northeast region.
Amtrak, in its announcement, said the goal of its purchase is to identify whether established high-speed rail equipment manufacturers have service-proven designs that can meet both the short-term needs of Amtrak and the long-term operational needs of the Authority and Amtrak with little or no modification.
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現在 AMTRAKは Acela Express 列車の乗客用量が限界に達して用量増加が最優先だ. 元々は客車を既存 Acela 列車編成に追加して乗客用量をふやそうと思ったが, オリジナル製造業社 Bombardierが生産中断を理由で高額を要求して, 新型列車購買で方向を旋回した.
したがって Amtrakはアメリカ東北部鉄道に直ちに投入可能な現在商業運行中の UIC規格の高速列車の中で一つを選定するというのであり, 日本が新型列車を開発するのに待ってくれる立場(入場)がならない.
Amtrak in market for dozens of high-speed trains
"With packed trains and increasing demand, the need to expand the capacity of Amtrak"s high-speed service cannot be overstated," said Joseph Boardman, Amtrak"s president and CEO, in a statement. "It is absolutely critical that we get more high-speed trains as soon as possible to provide more service and meet the growing mobility and economic needs of the Northeast region."
Amtrak, in its announcement, said the goal of its purchase is "to identify whether established high-speed rail equipment manufacturers have service-proven designs that can meet both the short-term needs of Amtrak and the long-term operational needs of the Authority and Amtrak with little or no modification."
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현재 AMTRAK은 Acela Express 열차의 승객용량이 한계에 달해서 용량증가가 최우선이다. 원래는 객차를 기존 Acela 열차편성에 추가하여 승객용량을 늘리려 하였으나, 오리지널 제조업체 Bombardier가 생산중단을 이유로 고액을 요구해서, 신형열차 구매로 방향을 선회했다.
따라서 Amtrak은 미국 동북부 철도에 즉시 투입가능한 현재 상업운행 중인 UIC규격의 고속열차 중 하나를 선정하겠다는 것이며, 일본이 신형열차를 개발하는 데 기다려줄 입장이 못된다.