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Passenger Trains > Amtrak Deadhead Via Equipment MoveDate: 11/18/12 04:16 Amtrak Deadhead Via Equipment Move Author: Ray_Murphy I have heard that this morning's Amtrak Train 68 (Montreal-Albany section) will be followed by a special move of the cars (including two Park dome-observation cars) that Via is loaning to Amtrak for two weeks.
The crew goes on-duty at 8:30 AM; Amtrak 68 leaves Montreal's Central Station at 9:30 AM. Ray Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/18/12 04:23 by Ray_Murphy. Date: 11/18/12 05:10 Re: Amtrak Deadhead Via Equipment Move Author: joemvcnj HEP-II or LRC ? My guess is the former.
Date: 11/18/12 08:22 Re: Amtrak Deadhead Via Equipment Move Author: Ray_Murphy The train departed Montreal about 10:30. It's all Budd equipment. Amtrak 822 leads.
It should follow 68 quite closely after the 68's 1 hour+ border stop. Ray Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/18/12 08:32 by Ray_Murphy. Date: 11/18/12 08:26 Re: Amtrak Deadhead Via Equipment Move Author: andersonb109 What is Amtrak doing with the two dome cars? No coach capacity there.
Date: 11/18/12 08:38 Re: Amtrak Deadhead Via Equipment Move Author: Lackawanna484 Should be a spectacular day for train chasing. Temps in the 40s, light breeze, bright sunshine.
Wonder what the northbound opposing move situation looks like? Expect a lot of radio traffic, I'd think, as the movements and their meets are planned out Date: 11/18/12 08:59 Re: Some Pics... Author: Ray_Murphy St-Lambert.
  Date: 11/18/12 09:05 Re: Some Pics... Author: dan atk gets some decent cars
cheapest way to sample a park car Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/18/12 15:39 by dan. Date: 11/18/12 10:07 Re: Some Pics... Author: joemvcnj Passengers will ask why can't Amtrak get NEW cars like these.
Some of the coaches are HEP-I. They have probably not been in the states since they left Red Lion in 1955. The HEP-II's are all native to US railroads, not the CP. Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/18/12 10:10 by joemvcnj. Date: 11/18/12 10:20 Re: Some Pics... Author: Lackawanna484 joemvcnj Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Passengers will ask why can't Amtrak get NEW cars > like these. > Some of the coaches are HEP-I. They have probably > not been in the states since they left Red Lion in > 1955. > The HEP-II's are all native to US railroads, not > the CP. Thanks for the pictures. Were you able to ID the Park cars? Date: 11/18/12 10:46 Re: Some Pics... Author: Ray_Murphy Lackawanna484 Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Thanks for the pictures. Were you able to ID the > Park cars? Tweedsmuir Park and Evangeline Park. Date: 11/18/12 10:48 Re: Some Pics... Author: CREngineer Total of 12
Consist: 4HEP1, 1HEP1, 1PARK X 2 Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/18/12 11:03 by CREngineer. Date: 11/18/12 12:05 Re: Some Pics... Author: knotch8 My guess is that the Park cars will be the food service on whatever assignments these cars end up on.
Date: 11/18/12 12:07 Re: Some Pics... Author: Lackawanna484 Ray_Murphy Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Lackawanna484 Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Thanks for the pictures. Were you able to ID > the > > Park cars? > > Tweedsmuir Park and Evangeline Park. Thank you Date: 11/18/12 12:09 Re: Some Pics... Author: joemvcnj < 4HEP1, 1HEP1 >
Is there a typo there ? Date: 11/18/12 12:13 Re: Some Pics... Author: CREngineer joemvcnj Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > < 4HEP1, 1HEP1 > > > Is there a typo there ? yes there is, sorry: Consist will be starting tuesday with #69 P-42 4-HEP1 Coaches 1-HEP2 Coach 1-Park Car (used as a cafe car) Date: 11/18/12 12:16 Re: Some Pics... Author: knotch8 Sorry to ask a question that most folks might know the answer to: What's the difference between a HEP1 coach and a HEP2 coach?
Date: 11/18/12 12:24 Re: Some Pics... Author: CREngineer knotch8 Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Sorry to ask a question that most folks might know > the answer to: What's the difference between a > HEP1 coach and a HEP2 coach? HEP 1 is 62 seat long distance HEP 2 is 60 seat corridor car with a galley in the B end for food service and cart service Date: 11/18/12 12:43 Re: Some Pics... Author: MEKoch I shall assume that the dome cannot go into Penn NY because of the catenary. So it will come off at Albany southbound and be added northbound?
Date: 11/18/12 13:23 Re: Some Pics... Author: swirsk53 reports are that these consists will operate Albany-Rens to Montreal, with cross platform change at Albany-Rens for NY Penn connection; Park cars are supposed to provide "lounge" space. Does anyone know if cafe-snack service will operate from HEP II coach's galley or the Park car?
Date: 11/18/12 13:32 Re: Some Pics... Author: NGotwalt Anyone know how long this arrangement is to last? Because I'm gonna need to get up and ride a Park Car on the Adirondack.
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