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Lol, most Amtrak platforms are at track level! I think the cars are 8” above track level, not waist high. Every car has a metal step that will be placed in fro
by db48x 10mo ago
Lol, most Amtrak platforms are at track level! I think the cars are 8” above track level, not waist high.
Every car has a metal step that will be placed in front of the door by the attendant.
Edit: Oh, except for a few lines on the East Coast where the trains are only single–level. Those are 48” above the top of track.
- gmueckl 10mo agoLooks like we both had incomplete information. I didn't know that some trains have their doors really close to the ground and it's actually very inconsistent. I'm getting a clearer picture now.
- db48x 10mo agoIt is at least consistent within any one Amtrak route. The ones that go through the north east have to go through tunnels that can only accommodate single–level cars, while all the other routes have the double–level cars where the doors are really close to the ground.