Passenger Trains > Coast Starlight Reduced Consists

Just looking for answers, so please don't flame me out.
With the Coast Starlight temporarily not having a dining car and sleepers, does the train need two locomotives for motive power? Seems like overkill.
Thanks in advance for sharing your knowledge.

Yes

Posted from iPhone

Reason, Custa

Posted from Android

The moment of truth is about to arrive, Anderson won't be able to hide this time. He must show his cards.

When the tunnel is open, we will all see if full service is restored.

If not, the Coast Daylight will be the first LD train discontinued (Seattle-San Jose), with the remainder of the route hideously downgraded (San Jose-L.A.).

I thought the Chief would be the first--I never thought the Daylight would be his first victim--but the tunnel situation gave him the perfect excuse to yield the ax.

ronald321 Wrote:
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> The moment of truth is about to arrive, Anderson
> won't be able to hide this time. He must show his
> cards.
>
> When the tunnel is open, we will all see if full
> service is restored.
>
> If not, the Coast Daylight will be the first LD
> train discontinued (Seattle-San Jose), with the
> remainder of the route hideously downgraded (San
> Jose-L.A.).
>
> I thought the Chief would be the first--I never
> thought the Daylight would be his first
> victim--but the tunnel situation gave him the
> perfect excuse to yield the ax.

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Well said cabanillas...

I agree!

Posted from Android

Are the locomotives operating back to back, so its not necessary to turn At Sacramento.

Just a thought.

mundo Wrote:
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> Are the locomotives operating back to back, so its
> not necessary to turn At Sacramento.
>
> Just a thought.


It was turning at Haggin.

ProAmtrak Wrote:
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> Reason, Custa
>
> Posted from Android

Most people spell it Cresta...

PHall Wrote:
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> ProAmtrak Wrote:
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> -----
> > Reason, Custa
> >
> > Posted from Android
>
> Most people spell it Cresta...

I think you will find that Cuesta is the correct spelling—-it is the grade north of San Luis Obispo and is actually redundant as Cuesta in Spanish means grade—
😀
C

Carol Voss
Bakersfield, CA

If CS is deleted, California/Oregon/Washington pols will become highly pissed.

NYC4096 Wrote:
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> If CS is deleted, California/Oregon/Washington
> pols will become highly pissed.


Blue state politicians? Winning!

Tom Trent
Eugene, OR

Well, we residents of Eugene and Oregon’s 4th Congressional District can look to Peter Defazio (D), who is the Ranking Member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and has supported rail transportation growth in the Pacific Northwest.

That with Talgo growing service from Eugene to Vancouver, BC which in time will probably become a significant North American transportation corridor, we may not have to worry about anti-train cretins, NIMBYs and BANANAS (Build Absolutely Nothing Nowhere for Anything(anybody).

Hey folks, let's stop the doomsday talk. The Starlight will resume Monday out of LA and Tuesday out of Seattle.