Passenger Trains > Viewliner Baggage on the move

This morning in heavy rain the first of the new Viewliners have departed from the CAF plant in Elmira Heights, NY.
1. Passing 14th St the Special has cleared the plant gates.
2. 61000
3. Swinging Baggage car doors.

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Very European looking

well, that's one.

Nice photos...

Is it a requirement to make everything new on the rails look ugly?

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I like the fact they sprung for the red spring option

hwb36604 Wrote:
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> I like the fact they sprung for the red spring
> option


You know, I was thinking that looked pretty ugly, too, but then Chinese steam locomotives have red drivers so that it's easier to look for cracks... I'm thinking that's the reason for this.
If that's the case, I wonder if all the cars will get red springs at some point?



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 05/16/14 09:03 by IC_2024.

Still on CAF owned tracks the Special with P42 203 is on the former DL&W Eastbound Siding Elmira, NY.

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Now on NS the Special comes off DL&W yard tracks Tk 13 to the Hill Track to get up to the Elmira Yard lead.

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Quite a hump they have there in number one!
JB

That picture 1 is great. Do they call that track a hogback or a turtle shell?LOL

Amtrak America? Yet another new logo?

With a "Slow Clear" the Special comes on to the Southern Tier Line When clear of the interlocking "Elmira" opens the throttle to get to the 50 mph track speed. With the rain and winds I decided to shoot here instead of the Chemung River Bridge, then home to dry off.

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Nice looking... So first new baggage car in over 50 years.....

Excellent report and photos. Good to see progress and I like the looks of the car. What time were they thru Elmira?

John

It looks like a subway car to me. But I like it.

Tor in Eugene

CP4743 Wrote:
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> Excellent report and photos. Good to see progress
> and I like the looks of the car. What time were
> they thru Elmira?
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> John


Departed the plant at 8am and on the main at 8:52 am.

Departed Binghamton at 1040. They're following the 931 to Afton where they'll meet 2 southbounds. They're going to back out, and pass 931, and head for Schenectady where they're going to hand the train over to Amtrak.

DRGW5502 Wrote:
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> Nice photos...
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> Is it a requirement to make everything new on the
> rails look ugly?
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> Posted from iPhone

Looks better than Amfleet

John Webb
Trinidad, CA

Winnemucca Wrote:
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> Looks better than Amfleet

We just need some new coaches with the same cross-section to match the baggage and other coming single level cars.

Good looking car. Will that become the "standard" paint?