Passenger Trains > Talgo train sets in transit at Dyer In. 12-6

Talgo train sets in transit by Amtrak on CSX ex Monon at Dyer In. today.
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Is that the Wisconsin set that was never put into service ?

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wouldn't it be great if they use it to add another frequency to Chicago-Milwaukee (or even Chicago-St. Louis)!

Going to the Cascades I believe.

Hmm,  A stand alone move.   Nice catch!

Going to the Cascades Service. Spring (April-ish) delivery.

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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/06/19 15:41 by PNWDivision10.

 I POSTED THIS IN SEPTEMBER AND THE BASIC INFO IN IT WAS GIVEN TO ME BY AN ACQUAINTANCE AT THE OREGON DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 
 There are negotiations going on right now between various parties, including WSDOT, to bring the two Wisconsin Series-8 trainsets West.  Modifications will have to be made of course.  This will allow two Series-8 owned by Oregon, two Series-8 under Washington control and Series-6 owned by Amtrak, to operate.  

There is another possibility.  In the Wisconsin order, there was an extra cab car produced.  Using that cab car would allow a fifth Series-8 train.  Cars would be removed from the other four which would allow five 10- and 11-car trains instead of four 13 car sets.  

The way I understand it these new trains could not be ready until spring of 2020.

Good photography! Thank you for posting these.

Gary R Clark
Griffith, Indiana 46319

Jsporseen Wrote:
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> There is another possibility.  In the Wisconsin
> order, there was an extra cab car produced.
>  Using that cab car would allow a fifth Series-8
> train.  Cars would be removed from the other four
> which would allow five 10- and 11-car trains
> instead of four 13 car sets.  

And looks like three cafe cars too.

Pioneer2526 Wrote:
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> Is that the Wisconsin set that was never put into
> service ?
>
Looks lit it, it's the Wisconsin "Cardinal Red" livery. Another post suggests that it's going into Cascades service, which makes sense since the fleet lost a trainset in the wreck at DuPont. The Badger Talgos aren't really compatible with the Cascades "as is" (lacking a business class car and, I think, a "bistro" car) but I suppose those details could be corrected without too much trouble/expense.

I'm still sore about the sorry fate of that whole Wisconsin plan. I guess Scott Walker wants everything to be as much of a failure as he himself is.

badgerexpat Wrote:
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> Pioneer2526 Wrote:
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> > Is that the Wisconsin set that was never put
> into
> > service ?
> >
> Looks lit it, it's the Wisconsin "Cardinal Red"
> livery. Another post suggests that it's going into
> Cascades service, which makes sense since the
> fleet lost a trainset in the wreck at DuPont. The
> Badger Talgos aren't really compatible with the
> Cascades "as is" (lacking a business class car
> and, I think, a "bistro" car) but I suppose those
> details could be corrected without too much
> trouble/expense.
>
> I'm still sore about the sorry fate of that whole
> Wisconsin plan. I guess Scott Walker wants
> everything to be as much of a failure as he
> himself is.

Same with John Kasich and Rick Scot... all losers

Just got this message from my acquaintance at the Oregon Department of Transportation: 

i didn't realize that besides a third cab car there were also two others extra cars, a bistro car and a coach.  I would think that with these extra cars, a reconfiguration could be done which would then make up five Series 8 trains.  This along with the four Series 6 trains would give a total of nine Talgo sets, more than enough to handle the two additional runs and the Point Defiance Bypass. 

incidenally, I have ridden PDX to SEA and  PDX to EUG numerous and have never felt unsafe or worried about the crash worthiness of those trains.  My only concern would be if the engineer decided to take a 30mph Curve at 80mph which suspect with active PTC and proper training, will never happen again. 

     The two Wisconsin Series 8 Talgo trainsets and the spare cab car and two other spare cars (I think one coach and a Bistro car), all moved from Beech Grove, Indiana to Milwaukee, Wisconsin on Friday, December 6th, where Talgo has its maintenance and manufacturing facility.  This was the first step that is expected to result in modifications to these trains for service in the Cascades corridor next summer.   
  
     As for the Talgo Series 6 trains, there are four in service, two owned by Amtrak and two owned by Washington state.  Amtrak’s trains are named Mt. Hood and Mt. Olympus; WSDOT’s trains are named Mt. Baker and Mt. Rainier.  Oregon’s two Series 8 trains are named Mt. Jefferson and Mt. Bachelor.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/11/19 07:33 by Jsporseen.