Long Distance Trains
Is the ridership of all long distance trains higher in FY19 or FY23
FY19
What is the current highest speed of Acela
150 Kmph
What is the name of the train that travels to Canada?
Empire West/Maple Leaf
What is the full form of 'ACMS'
Asset Condition Monitoring System
What is the full form of 'Amtrak'
American Track
Which of the following train covers the longest distance?
1. Empire Builder
2. City of New Orleans
3. Crescent
4. California Zephyr
Empire Builder, with a distance of 2581 miles from Chicago,IL and both Seattle,WA and Portland,OR
What are the two trains which are under NEC
Acela
Northeast Regional
Which of the following trains operate over BNSF and New Mexico
1. Silver Meteor
2. Texas Eagle
3. Southwest Chief
Southwest Chief
What does 'CAB' mean
The part of the locomotive that contains the controls
Who is our Chief Executive Officer
Stephen J. Gardner
Only one of the Long distance train has a Business Class and does not have Sleeper
1. Cardinal
2. Lake Shore
3. Sunset Limited
4. Palmetto
Palmetto, between New York NY and Savannah, GA
Which of the NEC train had higher FY23 ridership
Northeast Regional with 9166k in FY23
Which of the following train covers the shortest distance
1. Washington-Richmond
2. Downeaster
3. Washington-Newport
4. Hiawatha
Hiawatha, 86 miles between Chicago,IL and Milwaukee,WI
What is the maximum value of Medium Speed
Not exceeding 30 mph
What is Amtrak's vision for 2040 (Any one)
Double ridership to 66 million
Attract more divers to rail
Grow our fleet
Grow available seat miles in the near term
Optimize price
Achieve greater earnings from tickets, riders and ancillary services
Where does the Auto Train operate from
Lorton, Virginia to Sanford, Florida
Which of the following Service Classes are not available in Acela and Northeast Regional (the answers are different for both the trains)
1. Coach
2. Business Class
3. First Class
Coach is not available in Acela
and First Class is not available in Northeast Regional
Which of the following train covers the longest distance ?
1. Maple Leaf
2. Captiol Corridor
3. Vermonter
4. Washinton-Norfolk
Washinton-Norfolk, which covers 679 miles between north of Washington to Boston
What is the horse power of a High Horsepower Locomotive (HHP)
8000 hp
What are Amtrak's Values
Do the right thing
Put Customers First
Excel Together
Which long distance train travels for 52 hours, providing one round trip over two nights
California Zephyr
What are the Acela Train Numbers
2100-2190
2203-2297
In relation to FY19, which train had the highest % increase in ridership in FY23
Washington Norfolk
FY23 ridership was 480k
FY19 ridership was 240k
What is Mixed Consist Train and given a good example of a Mixed Consist Train
A train consisting of passenger carrying and two or more non-passenger carrying cars
Example is Autotrain
When was the first Amtrak train rolled out and where did it originate from and where did it terminate
May 1, 1971
From New York City en route to Philadelphia