Passenger Trains > Amtrak 29 Inspection Special

Amtrak 29 went west past Shenandoah Junction, WV, with the new American View bringing up the markers, with plenty of suits aboard.
 



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/22/15 20:54 by ddavies.

Anything Big is happen in Chicago for they to travel to chicago?? Cleaning House at 14 Street Yard??

It came east on #30 that left Chi on 4/2 looking fresh.

Looks like the train's make-up is reversed, with the transition/dorm against the theatre car, then the 2 sleepers ahead, then the diner, then the lounge. The coaches and baggage must be on the head-end.

Unless they had another transition/dorm up front, the only problem is that there's no access between the coaches and the baggage car, so the crew or station personnel have to open the baggage-car door from the outside.

Car looks nice. I think Amtrak will get a lot of good use out of this, both for Engineering and for politics.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 04/10/14 05:43 by knotch8.

knotch8 Wrote:
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> Looks like the train's make-up is reversed, with
> the transition/dorm against the theatre car, then
> the 2 sleepers ahead, then the diner, then the
> lounge. The coaches and baggage must be on the
> head-end.
>
> Unless they had another transition/dorm up front,
> the only problem is that there's no access between
> the coaches and the baggage car, so the crew or
> station personnel have to open the baggage-car
> door from the outside.
>
> Car looks nice. I think Amtrak will get a lot of
> good use out of this, both for Engineering and for
> politics.


I wonder if they have a second transition sleeper for this train too?

Jerry Martin
Los Angeles, CA
Central Coast Railroad Festival

The suits might want to ride coach with no PILLOW. Like real passengers.

cutboy2 Wrote:
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> The suits might want to ride coach with no
> PILLOW. Like real passengers.


Lets see! I started train riding as a kid (sometimes even in wooden coaches-Milwaukee Road) Later graduated to troop trains with their luxurious first class accommodations (water with dinner instead of Bordeaux wine and cheese), and finished riding as a SUIT.

Cutboy2, do you mean that I forgot every experience from my previous incarnation?