以下转载自华盛顿邮报
Amtrak will launch nonstop service between Washington, D.C. and New York
美铁将开行纽约华盛顿间不停靠的直达车服务
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Amtrak is launching new nonstop Acela service between Washington, D.C. and New York, part of a broader effort to expand offerings on one of its most profitable rail corridors.
美铁将开行新的直达车服务往返于华府与纽约间
也是为了扩张服务版图在这赚钱的东北走廊
Acela Nonstop will include one northbound and one southbound train per day on weekdays only. The southbound train will leave New York’s Pennsylvania station at 6:35 a.m. and arrive at Washington, D.C.'s Union Station around 9:10 a.m. The northbound train will leave Union Station at 4:30 p.m. and arrive in New York around 7:05 p.m.
Acela直达车将会开行在平日北上南下各一班次
下行列车纽约宾州车站06:35开 09:10到华盛顿中央车站
上行列车华盛顿中央车站16:30开 19:05到纽约宾州车站
“This new service will offer an ideal solution for travelers who want to save time and travel between city center D.C. and New York,” said Richard Anderson, Amtrak’s president and chief executive.
美铁总裁兼CEO 李察安德森 说
“新的服务可以提供新的方式给那些想省时间与旅行两地的旅客“
Even so, those with dreams of a super-fast, bullet-train-type ride will need to adjust their expectations. Acela Nonstop will get you to your destination only about 15 minutes sooner than the regular Acela service.
纵使如此 那些梦想着超快、新干线式旅程的你可也别太期待
Acela直达车跟一般的Acela班次比起来也仅快了15分钟而已
Tickets for the new nonstop service are on sale. Fares for Acela Nonstop will be the same as for the regular Acela service.
而目前车票也开始预售 价格与一般Acela班次是一样的
Amtrak has continued to make improvements along the busy Northeast Corridor, where ridership keeps growing. In May, the company launched additional Saturday service. Amtrak has also worked to refresh train interiors, replacing old cloth-covered seats with new faux leather offerings that provide lumbar support.
美铁将继续的对繁忙以及旅客量增加的东北走廊进行改善
今年的五月在周六进行增班(应该是NEC)
并且开始对车辆的内装进行更新
包含使用皮革椅来替换旧有的绒布椅 并增加腰部的支撑
“There’s been a lot of innovation going on at Amtrak,” said Roger Harris, chief marketing and commercial officer for the passenger rail service.
旅客铁路服务CMO罗杰哈里斯说 美铁正在做很多的更新
Other changes on the horizon include new Acela trains, which are expected to make their debut in 2021. The trains are being built at Alstom’s facility in Hornell, N.Y.
其他的改变包含将在2021营运的新的Acela liberty列车
这些列车目前正在Hornell的阿尔斯通工厂制造当中
(其实已经在组装了 可以上网找影片看看)
Harris said that depending on how the new service is received, Amtrak may expand
而他也说未来将依照新的服务状况来评估未来的服务
包含更多的直达车、延伸至纽约到波士顿间、甚至开行周末班次
https://reurl.cc/OZRm7
花了一点时间翻译
看样子是要跟航空杠上了
不过那个万年限速4050的桥要何时改啊...