Passenger Trains > What’s next for CAF ?

They only have 7 more Diner cars to complete, once they are done will they strart building bag dorms ? CAF is Sechduled to build 9 bag dorms , 69000-69009

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Also the sleepers will be the last of the Viewliners. They do have contracts to built Light Rail Vehicles.

I don’t know where you got that number of seven diners, they have yet to deliver thirteen of the ordered 25 diners. 68000, Albany, 68009-68011 Concord, Dover, and Frankfurt, as well as 68016-68024 have all not yet been delivered or accepted by Amtrak. At current rates, that takes out to August before diner deliveries are completed. Also, there are ten baggage dorms 69000-69009.
Nick



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Albany was returned for major rebuild, too

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Where is the one Bag-dorm that has been built ?

Two bag dorms (69000 and 69001)were delivered and then returned. The diner Albany and sleeper Portage River have been delivered twice and returned twice.

And the thing that sucks is it's still taking forever to get the cars delivered!

Probably to finish what they started.

is CAF in Elmira a union shop?

JohnM Wrote:
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> is CAF in Elmira a union shop?

Does it make a difference?

They should do the Sleepers next, then the Baggage/Dorms. I even have to wonder if Amtrak would be better asking for sleepers instead of Baggage/Dorm cars. Getting just 10 outfits only two routes of the single level long distance trains (e.g. Silver Meteor and Silver Star). Better yet, perhaps Amtrak would consider Silver Meteor (4), Cardinal (2), and Lake Shore Limited (3). Keep a spare at Sunnyside Yard. The Cardinal, with its single sleeper, already gets at least two revenue rooms blanked, leaving fewer rooms for a lone sleeper on the route that is usually at sell-out status.

Kansas City has ordered two more streetcars for its current system, like these.

You can read more of this order here:
http://kcstreetcar.org/kcsa-purchase-streetcar-vehicles/

- Jeff Carlson

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jp1822 Wrote:
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> They should do the Sleepers next, then the
> Baggage/Dorms. I even have to wonder if Amtrak
> would be better asking for sleepers instead of
> Baggage/Dorm cars. Getting just 10 outfits only
> two routes of the single level long distance
> trains (e.g. Silver Meteor and Silver Star).
> Better yet, perhaps Amtrak would consider Silver
> Meteor (4), Cardinal (2), and Lake Shore Limited
> (3). Keep a spare at Sunnyside Yard. The Cardinal,
> with its single sleeper, already gets at least two
> revenue rooms blanked, leaving fewer rooms for a
> lone sleeper on the route that is usually at
> sell-out status.

Way too late to change the composition of the order. The cars have been built for years now.

I’m guessing it’s not Confederate Air Force.....

Viewliner2_Supporter Wrote:
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> They only have 7 more Diner cars to complete, once
> they are done will they strart building bag dorms
> ? CAF is Sechduled to build 9 bag dorms ,
> 69000-69009
>
> Posted from iPhone

69000 to 69009 is 10 cars, not 9.