It’s about time... most corridor service is still using Horizons or Amfleets that are 30 years old. Of course, California and the Midwest states will take delivery of a new fleet of Siemens coaches in a few years that will likely have most of the amenities that Brightline does.
I’m not sure DMUs make sense for Amtrak, though. Amtrak’s passenger trains have to squeeze into limited slots provided by freight railroads, so the incentive is to provide a lot of seats on each run. Operating a bunch of short, lean trains with quick acceleration makes sense for suburban operations with limited freight interference, but not really for regional or intercity.
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la forme d'une ville change plus vite, hélas! que le coeur d'un mortel...
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