Passenger Trains > Hoosier State and Veteran Hiawatha

I decided to head downtown this morning to catch the Hoosier State arrival despite knowing the leader was the Iowa Pacific GP40FH-2 still "painted" for previous operator NJ Transit. I also was downtown to bag Amtrak's Hiawatha with the newly painted Veterans F40 Cabbage Car. I wasn't disappointed and after bagging the moves, I headed home for some football.

Enjoy.

1- Amtrak 851 was reversing into Chicago Union Station to await its evening departure for Indianapolis as train 850 in a view from 18th Street.
2- Amtrak 334 rolls through CP Morgan one mile out of Union Station with the Veteran Cabbage Car leading.
3- Amtrak 335 rolls across Racine Avenue on the way to Milwaukee with the Veteran Cabbage Car trailing.

Don Kalkman
More on Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/mastadon4935/

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Mastadon Wrote:
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> I decided to head downtown this morning to catch
> the Hoosier State arrival despite knowing the
> leader was the Iowa Pacific GP40FH-2 still
> "painted" for previous operator NJ Transit.
>
> Enjoy.
>
> 1- Amtrak 851 was reversing into Chicago Union
> Station to await its evening departure for
> Indianapolis as train 850 in a view from 18th
> Street.
> Don Kalkman
> More on Flickr:
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/mastadon4935/

It's now five cars long?

Which train would you rather ride?  No contest. 

Mastadon Wrote:
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> 1- Amtrak 851 was reversing into Chicago Union
> Station to await its evening departure for
> Indianapolis as train 850 in a view from 18th
> Street.

So is 850 stored in CUS all day until departure ?

Looks like the H.S. grew by another coach.

Sleeper deadheading to the Indy coach yard.  Still four cars for now.

Ever thought of selling sleeper space ? Maybe students or business types would like a private study room or conference room like the Pennsy Congressional once had.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/26/16 08:41 by joemvcnj.

The only thing lacking is a good public image on the front on the HS

joemvcnj Wrote:
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> Ever thought of selling sleeper space ? Maybe
> students or business types would like a private
> study room or conference room like the Pennsy
> Congressional once had.

So we actually did that traveling from Indy to Chicago on the Cardinal 11 days ago. We opted for a roomette instead of Business Class. The total fare was $12.00 less for the two of us than the H.S. going down. And there was another major blessing - the waste tank in the Viewliner sleeper was not full so we had a working potty unlike most of the rest of the train. For the record the $12.00 extra for the H.S. was well worth it - dome car plus good food and drinks (included).

Bill

andersonb109 Wrote:
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> Which train would you rather ride?  No contest. 

I guess it would depend on where I needed to go...  :-D

Jim

tq-07fan Wrote:
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> andersonb109 Wrote:
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> > Which train would you rather ride?  No
> contest. 
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> I guess it would depend on where I needed to go...
>  :-D
>
> Jim


Not according to Edna St Vincent Millay. 

Nickatnight