Passenger Trains > Late running #11 Coast Starlight at Alviso

This morning's southbound Starlight was running about three hours late on its approach to San Jose.  It is shown here along the mudflats at Alviso on a bright and sunny day.  Today's train came down the Niles Subdivision.  It is still running with an expanded consist of three sleepers and four coaches.  

Gerry

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Great Shot!

Thank you for sharing.

Northridge Switcher

Somebody didn't get the memo.  Actually a nice looking train, again.


SPB Wrote:
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> This morning's southbound Starlight was running
> about three hours late on its approach to San
> Jose.  It is shown here along the mudflats at
> Alviso on a bright and sunny day.  Today's train
> came down the Niles Subdivision.  It is still
> running with an expanded consist of three sleepers
> and four coaches.  
>
> Gerry

Normal Consist of 2016 / 2017 for Coast Starlight:

- Baggage
- Superliner Trans Dorm/Sleeper
- 3 Regular Superliner Sleepers
- Hi-Level Lounge (Pacific Parlor Car)
- Superliner Diner
- 1 Superliner Coach/Business Class 
- 3 Superliner Coaches

Sometimes an addition Regular Superliner Sleeper and/or Superliner coach would be added. Rarely did the consist ever fall below 3 regular Superliner Sleepers. Roomettes and bedrooms were highly sought after even as "day rooms" between LA and the Bay Area with absolutely no advertising. Imagine if there had been advertising - even a bit more today!

And of course prior to the Pacific Surfliners being expanded on up to San Luis Obispo, additional coaches were needed for local traffic........

I know that we are dealing with a pandemic, but even as the frequency of the Canadian train decreased from daily to tri-weekly to bi-weekly etc., VIA did look to expand the consist as demand would warrant. Course the expansion was more driven by high-end vacation travellers. The baseline of regular and local Canadian traffic likely wouldn't have needed expansion of the consist. 

The whole Amtrak LD network is in a sad state, course that isn't the only thing in a sad state these days.........

SP4360 Wrote:
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> Somebody didn't get the memo.  Actually a nice
> looking train, again.
>
>
> SPB Wrote:
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> > This morning's southbound Starlight was running
> > about three hours late on its approach to San
> > Jose.  It is shown here along the mudflats at
> > Alviso on a bright and sunny day.  Today's
> train
> > came down the Niles Subdivision.  It is still
> > running with an expanded consist of three
> sleepers
> > and four coaches.  
> >
> > Gerry

Has Amtrak completely given up on carry baggage cars?

Todd Clark
Canyon Country, CA
Trainorders.com

It is rare to see a baggage car on the long distance trains.

Gerry