Amtrak (Galaga Heroverse Alternate Timeline)

The **National Railroad Passenger Corporation**, doing business as **Amtrak** (/ˈæmtræk/) (reporting marks **AMTK**, **AMTZ**), is the United States of America's Government Owned passenger railroad service providing medium and long-distance inter-city rail service in 46 of the 48 contiguous States and to nine cities in Canada. *Amtrak* is a portmanteau of the words *America* and "*trak"*, the latter itself a sensational spelling of *track*. In the Galaga Universe, Amtrak was founded from its former name: American Speed Railroad, which originates by building High Speed Rail in the United States: Namely the first 2 High Speed Rail corridors: The American Speed Railroad Far-East Line and California and Southwest Line (Both of which became part of Amtrak HSR)

# Amtrak High Speed Railroad

Amtrak HSR is the flagship rail service of Amtrak in the Galaga Real Life A.U.

## Trains

### 1970s to 1990s

Since The American Speed Railroad was build using Japanese bases, the fleet consists of Japanese bullet trains, starting with the 0 series, followed by the 100 series, the 200 series and the 300 series. For American usage, the pantographs are differently designed to be taller, because well, America has an obsession in making things bigger. The trains are also configured as 12 cars per train, and for American Specification, the trains are built to be Low Platform (Justified to later accommodate the future Bi-Level Superliner HSR trains in the 21st century.)

### 2000s to Present

Starting in the 2000s, Amtrak's native HSR trains, called the Acela, are beginning to enter service, and the Japanese Shinkansen trains are being phased out. The first generation Acela HSR or Acela Express 1 are 18 cars long: 2 Power Cars/Locomotives), 8 Coach Class cars, 4 Roomette Sleeper cars, 2 Deluxe Bedroom cars, 1 Diner and 1 Sightseer Lounge. The Acela Express 1 trains are Single Deck trains. However, when the 2010s came, the Railroad began designing Double Decker trains called the Acela Express Superliner, the Galaga Heroverse equivalent to the Avelia Liberty trains. The Acela Express Superliner trains are also 18 cars long, but they consist of 2 Power Cars/Locomotives), 9 Double Decker Coach Class, 3 Roomette Sleeper cars, 1 Deluxe Bedroom car, 1 Diner, 1 Sightseer Lounge and 1 Baggage car. The Acela Express Superliner trains are equipped with On-Board Entertainment systems in the form of Personal Audio Visual On Demand screens like you found on 4-star <-> 5 star airlines.

### Maglev

With the advent of Maglev Technology, the North American Rail League developed the Next-Gen Super High Speed Rail system (SHSR). The first SHSR is the North American Maglev or the Amtrak HSR Maglev, an International 350 MPH Maglev Railroad system that connects Washington D.C., Denver, San Francisco, Vancouver and Anchorage. The train class is the Acela Giga-Maglev Superliner, a Maglev "Breitspurbahn" EMU Double Decker Widebody Twin Aisled train fleet that consists of 18 cars: 2 Cab Cars/Locomotives, 9 Double Decker Coach Class, 3 Roomette Sleeper cars, 1 Deluxe Bedroom car, 1 Diner and 1 Sightseer Lounge. The Giga-Maglev trains and system are based on the German Transrapid.

For the seating configuration, the Coach Class is essentially any Premium Economy class on Five Star airlines, only instead of 2+3+2 or 2+4+2 like you normally see in widebody airplanes, in the Giga-Maglev Trains, they are arranged in a 3+4+3 seating configuration. The Acela Giga-Maglev Superliner trains are equipped with On-Board Entertainment systems in the form of Personal Audio Visual On Demand screens like you found on 4-star <-> 5 star airlines. The trains' roomette sleeper rooms can house 4 people and have personal bathrooms and wardrobe lockers just like the Deluxe Bedrooms, but like the Viewliner, the toilet is next to one of the seats. The Deluxe Bedroom car is different, as instead of one side of the single aisle, there are 2 Deluxe Bedroom sides while the aisle is in the center, just like on Suite Classes on 5 star airlines.

## Routes

### Amtrak HSR Far-East

Amtrak's first HSR that in phase one, serves Washington D.C., Baltimore (Maryland), Wilmington (Delaware), Philadelphia (Pennsylvania), Trenton (New Jersey), New York City (N.Y.), Hartford (Connecticut), Boston (Massachusetts), Concord (New Hampshire), Montpelier (Vermont), Augusta (Maine), and Bangor (Maine). In phase two, the line is later expanded to serve Richmond (Virginia), Raleigh (North Carolina), Columbia (South Carolina), Atlanta (Georgia), Albany (Georgia), Gainesville (Florida), Orlando (Florida), West Palm Beach (Florida) and Miami (Florida).

### Amtrak HSR California & Southwest

Amtrak's second HSR line that serves Sacramento (California), San Francisco (California), San Jose (California), Los Angeles (California), San Diego (California) San Bernardino (California), Phoenix (Arizona), and Santa Fe (New Mexico). The Santa Fe station is the east terminus for California & Southwest Line, and is a Junction Station that also serves two Amtrak HSR lines: the Amtrak HSR North South Line (Merged from Illinois & Northern Line and Texas, Colorado & Southern Line) and the Amtrak HSR Midwest line.

### Amtrak HSR North South Line (Illinois & Northeast + Texas & Southern merger)

Amtrak's third HSR line. This is the first to be a merger from two former lines: The Illinois & Northeast Line and the Texas, Colorado & Southern Line. The central station is the Santa Fe Junction station which is the terminus for the California & Southwest Line and the Wyoming, Oregon & Idaho Loop Line.

The Line's Southern portion serves Santa Fe (New Mexico), Austin (Texas), Dallas (Texas), Oklahoma City (Oklahoma), Little Rock (Arkansas), Jackson (Mississippi), Montgomery (Alabama), Tallahassee (Florida) and Miami (Florida) which is the terminus of the Southern portion and also a Junction station for the Far-East Line.

The Line's Northeast portion starts with Santa Fe (New Mexico) again, only this time goes north bound, serving Pueblo (Colorado), Denver (Colorado), Lincoln (Nebraska), Des Moines (Iowa), Springfield (Illinois) and Chicago (Illinois) which is the northern terminus and is a Junction station for the Seattle, Dakota & Northern Line.

### Amtrak HSR Wyoming, Oregon & Idaho Loop Line

Amtrak's fourth HSR line. This is the first HSR Loop line that starts at Santa Fe (New Mexico), Pueblo (Colorado), Denver (Colorado), Cheyenne (Wyoming) (Casper (Wyoming), Sheridan (Wyoming), Billings (Montana), Helena (Montana), Spokane (Washington), Olympia (Washington), Portland (Oregon), Salem (Oregon), Medford (Oregon), Klamath Falls (Oregon), Boise (Idaho), Idaho Falls (Idaho), Rock Springs (Wyoming), Cheyenne (Wyoming, again), Denver (Colorado, again, Pueblo (Colorado, again), and terminates back at Santa Fe (New Mexico, again.)

### Amtrak HSR Mountaineer Line

Amtrak's fifth HSR line that serves Chicago (Illinois) which is a junction for the North South Line, Madison (Wisconsin), St. Paul (Minnesota), Minneapolis (Minnesota), Pierre (South Dakota), Bismarck (North Dakota), Minot (North Dakota), Miles City (Montana), Helena (Montana) which is a Junction station for the Wyoming, Oregon & Idaho Loop Line, Missoula (Montana) which is also a Junction station for the Wyoming, Oregon & Idaho Loop Line Spokane (Washington) which is also another Junction station for the Wyoming, Oregon & Idaho Loop Line, and terminates at Seattle (Washington)

### Amtrak HSR Horizon Line

Amtrak's sixth HSR line. This is also known as the East-West Line. This line serves Washington D.C., Charleston (West Virginia), Frankfort (Kentucky), St Louis (Missouri), Jefferson City (Missouri), Topeka (Kansas), Dodge City (Kansas), Denver (Colorado), Boulder (Colorado), Salt Lake City (Utah), Carson City (Nevada), Sacramento (California), and terminates at San Francisco (California).

### Amtrak HSR Indianapolis Loop Line

Amtrak's seventh HSR line and the second Loop line that serves Chicago (Illinois), Indianapolis (Indiana), Cincinnati (Ohio) Columbus (Ohio), Cleveland (Ohio), Buffalo (New York), Rochester (New York), Albany (New York), New York City (New York), Trenton (New Jersey), Philadelphia (Pennsylvania), Harrisburg (Pennsylvania), Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania), Cincinnati (Ohio, again), Indianapolis (Indiana, again) and terminates at Chicago (Illinois, again.)

### Amtrak HSR Nevada Line

Amtrak's eighth HSR line that serves San Francisco (California), Modesto (California), Fresno (California), Visalia (California), Bakersfield (California), Los Angeles (California), Las Vegas (Nevada), Cedar City (Utah), Grand Junction (Colorado) and Denver (Colorado).

### Amtrak HSR Southeast Line

Amtrak's ninth HSR line that serves San Antonio (Texas), Houston (Texas), Texarkana (Texas), Hot Springs (Arkansas), Little Rock (Arkansas), Memphis (Tennessee), Nashville (Tennessee), Chattanooga (Tennessee), and Atlanta (Georgia).

### Amtrak HSR Louisiana & Tennessee Line

Amtrak's tenth HSR line that serves Nashville (Tennessee) which is a Junction Station for the Southeast Line, Huntsville (Alabama), Birmingham (Alabama), Jackson (Mississippi) which is a Junction Station for the North South Line, Baton Rouge (Louisiana) and New Orleans (Louisiana)

### Amtrak HSR Michigan Line

Amtrak's eleventh HSR line that serves Lansing (Michigan), Detroit (Michigan), Colombus (Ohio) which is a Junction Station for the Indianapolis Loop Line, Charleston (West Virginia), Roanoke (Virginia), Knoxville (Tennessee), and Nashville (Tennessee) which is a Junction Station for the Southeast Line and the Louisiana & Tennessee Line.

### Amtrak HSR Maglev

Amtrak's twelfth and final HSR Line, and also North America's first High Speed Maglev line. This line is an International rail line that serves Boston (Massachusetts), New York City (New York), Philadelphia (Pennsylvania), Washington D.C., Richmond (Virginia), Raleigh (North Carolina), Columbia (South Carolina), Atlanta (Georgia), Montgomery (Alabama), Jackson (Mississippi), Shreveport (Louisiana), Dallas (Texas), Big Spring (Texas), Carlsbad (New Mexico), Phoenix (Arizona), San Bernardino (California), San Francisco (California), Salem (Oregon), Vancouver (British Columbia - Canada), Prince Rupert (British Columbia - Canada), Juneau (Alaska) and Anchorage (Alaska).