Passenger Trains > Why are the BNSF business cars on #4 today?

Just curious. I wonder if the move has anything to do with the future of Amtrak on Raton?

I suspect it had more to do with Matt Rose's appearance in Los Angeles a couple days ago to show off the BNSF's new natural gas locomotives to the Governor at the Commerce Locomotive facility, followed by a trip on four business cars down the Alameda Corridor. They are simply deadheading the four business cars home to Topeka (works out well using Amtrak since it goes right through Topeka anyway).


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czephyr17 Wrote:
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> I suspect it had more to do with Matt Rose's
> appearance in Los Angeles a couple days ago to
> show off the BNSF's new natural gas locomotives to
> the Governor at the Commerce Locomotive facility,
> followed by a trip on four business cars down the
> Alameda Corridor. They are simply deadheading the
> four business cars home to Topeka (works out well
> using Amtrak since it goes right through Topeka
> anyway).

Thanks, I'll buy that. However, if the cars were occupied, I wouldn't mind being a fly on the wall.

Are those business cars Amtrak qualified?

Yes they are and can do every bit of 90mph...if they didn't have a GEVO leading of course...

Brian Bundridge
Kent, WA
Seattle Transit Blog

stone23 Wrote:
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> Are those business cars Amtrak qualified?

They're better then Amtrak Qualified, they're Santa Fe Qualified!!!

Any idea when #4 will or was in Dodge City?