Passenger Trains > Hialeah Bound Viewliners on the Roll

First move of the Viewliner II Baggage cars from CAF in Elmira Heights, NY heading for Hialeah, FL.
Weather typical for the Northeast at this time of year with slight showers and gloom. gloom except for the brightness of stainless steel. Symboled NS 099 powered by P42 42 and P40 822 train departed CAF this morning. Second move to be on Friday.
1. Logo on side of baggage.
2. Pulling out of CAF Elmira Heights, NY
3. CAF owned trackage the former DL&W Eastbound siding Elmira, NY.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/17/14 12:58 by PCCRNSEngr.

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4. NS 099 AMTK 42-822 crossing Chemung River Elmira, NY.
5. NS 099 All Green brake lights made for a nice view at "CP250" Barton, NY
6. NS 099 Barton, NY

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7. Looking like the old mail trains of years gone by, NS 099 Barton, NY

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Great series of pictures, thanks for sharing them.

The last picture, with the Amfleet roof line and the Viewliner roof line, shows the contour difference very well.

Looks like what the 1990s Amtrak management was trying to do with package express--twenty cars of baggage, and a rider coach.

Those roof vent covers sure are ugly. They surely could have come up with a design just like the old Budd baggage cars. Photo showing roof of CZ baggage car that I saved off the internet somewhere. Apologies that I don't know who the photog was.

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Amtrak express- Hey-at least we had a daylight train through Ohio, except while NS was choking while trying to swallow Conrail.

See you some night in Alliance OH!

David

All it needs is a Viewliner RPO .

Train consist:
42-822
61007
61017
61021
61024
61013
61012
61014
61011
61004
61010
61022
61002
61015
61019
61006
61018
61023
61008
43373

Thanks for showing them, but I do agree the vents are ugly. Hope to see one on my next Amtrak trip.

Sure seems like they're going with PHASE III on more than just a "Few" cars Note how they're now branding the Current logo with the Three Stripes

Highballs Wrote:
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> Sure seems like they're going with PHASE III on
> more than just a "Few" cars Note how they're now
> branding the Current logo with the Three Stripes

I have been told by a very reliable source that *all* Viewliner IIs will be in the Phase III scheme as seen on the baggage cars.

awesome visual of real progress -- a wonderful, welcomed sight.

Jishnu Wrote:
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> Highballs Wrote:
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> > Sure seems like they're going with PHASE III on
> > more than just a "Few" cars Note how they're
> now
> > branding the Current logo with the Three
> Stripes
>
> I have been told by a very reliable source that
> *all* Viewliner IIs will be in the Phase III
> scheme as seen on the baggage cars.

That would be nice. I was looking through some older AEM-7 pictures, and admired how nice the Phase III scheme looked.

A world better than the grubby, no branding look on today's AEM-7 units.

I agree. Very, very nice to see.

And fair warning: Get your "heritage" baggage car photos now! Clearly, their end is near.

Woodman Wrote:
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> Thanks for showing them, but I do agree the vents
> are ugly. Hope to see one on my next Amtrak trip.


Bring a ladder...Da da bump

Jim Montague
IRVINE, CA
Train and Nature photo Art

So are they going to hook on a couple of P32ACDMs to this to get the whole train into Sunnyside through Penn Station?

I guess NY to Philly they can just tack on a ACS64 and it could handle the whole thing fine.

I think 42-822 will be on all the way to Florida. Train to be looped at Sunnyside.

Regarding those roof vents: any other Philly folks reminded of SEPTA's old M3 almond joy El cars?

Are any of these planned to go into western LD service soon?