Passenger Trains > starlight consist

Contrary to the forecast 6 car trains, the startlights retained the baggage car, so 7 cars for the 1st week of the cutback, then after about a week, 3rd coach was returned to consist, so now running with 8 cars, Just down the PPC and 1 sleeper from the prev winter consist.

s'funny how that happens

Starlight was never scheduled to lose it's dorm and baggage car - just the PPC, and one sleeper and coach. CZ, SWC and Capitol are the Superliner trains running without bag and dorm cars.

Dave

the baggage cars are back on the Zephyr,SW Chief, 2n unit on the Capitol ltd.

Hyndman webcam shows five-car Capitol Limited with one unit on 30(24),
two on 30(23), one on 30(21), one (Phase I) on 30(19), one unit and SIX
cars on 30(17), one on 30(16). For 30(22) the camera did not start in
time to get all of the power, if it was two units; and 30(18) is missing.

None have baggage cars.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/26/15 09:12 by GenePoon.

I believe all superliner trains except for 1/2, 21/22, and 58/59 were originally to lose the transition sleeper/dorm car. Most other trains were to use a coach bag in place of a full baggage. I believe using the small baggage space became problematic, prompting the return of full baggage cars on some routes.

thetuck Wrote:
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> I believe all superliner trains except for 1/2,
> 21/22, and 58/59 were originally to lose the
> transition sleeper/dorm car. Most other trains
> were to use a coach bag in place of a full
> baggage. I believe using the small baggage space
> became problematic, prompting the return of full
> baggage cars on some routes.

I also think. During this time of year. Ridership does not drop off as much.
As most people think. With Amtrak often having sales on some routes. Like the Starlight.

Jerry Martin
Los Angeles, CA
Central Coast Railroad Festival

The Starlight did lose its transition-dorm-sleeper at first. They were running a regular hi-level sleeper directly behind the baggage car.

I didn't note the day, but the transition-dorm-sleeper returned about a week ago. Now the crew can access the baggage car from the sleeper.

The 2nd locomotive on both #29 and #30 are for bad order locomotives moving to Chicago and moving good locomotives to DC for disbursement.

The baggage car was to stay on the Starlight. Portland has some kind of service to California that is shipped on a pallet and it can't be loaded into a coach/baggage car.

jb

jdb Wrote:
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> The baggage car was to stay on the Starlight.
> Portland has some kind of service to California
> that is shipped on a pallet and it can't be loaded
> into a coach/baggage car.
>
> jb


Amtrak does offer Express Baggage service.

Where many people can ship things to anywhere in the country.

Some of these things people can ship. would fit on a pallet.
As you stated JB. Pallets wouldn't fit on a Coach Baggage.

Jerry Martin
Los Angeles, CA
Central Coast Railroad Festival

GP25 Wrote:
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>
> Amtrak does offer Express Baggage service.
>
> Where many people can ship things to anywhere in
> the country.
>
> Some of these things people can ship. would fit on
> a pallet.
> As you stated JB. Pallets wouldn't fit on a Coach
> Baggage.


I've shipped things via Amtrak Express numerous times and their pricing is very reasonable. Depends on what you are shipping, but sometimes it's worth sending someone down to the station to pick something up. For example, getting something between the Bay Area and Southern California or the Central Valley is same day (if you get there before the train)... It's great for sending emergency parts, etc ... and cheaper than sending air...

Jarrod DellaChiesa
Oakley, CA