Home | Open Account | Help | 372 users online |
Member Login
Discussion
Media SharingHostingLibrarySite Info |
Passenger Trains > Big number 5 of the 11thDate: 01/11/22 14:11 Big number 5 of the 11th Author: sethamtrak This train might take the cake for the biggest Amtrak train I've ever seen! Number w/ the Ski Train 5 running 1:45 down into Naperville (1hr 30 or so late out of CUS acct mechanical issues). Heads up those out west.
You must be a registered subscriber to watch videos. Join Today! Date: 01/11/22 15:18 Re: Big number 5 of the 11th Author: dan the CZ , EB, SWC used to be this big every day, bigger CZ , when pioneer and wind were apart of it and when they did mail and express, let's hope you will see this too !!
Date: 01/11/22 15:34 Re: Big number 5 of the 11th Author: ProAmtrak The Zephyr of the 90s was always a monster, 17-18 cars long at times!
Date: 01/11/22 16:53 Re: Big number 5 of the 11th Author: sethamtrak ProAmtrak Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > The Zephyr of the 90s was always a monster, 17-18 > cars long at times! Wish I was around to see it! I wasn't born until 1999 and didn't start watchimg trains until 2007 or so. Date: 01/11/22 17:14 Re: Big number 5 of the 11th Author: ProAmtrak sethamtrak Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > ProAmtrak Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > The Zephyr of the 90s was always a monster, > 17-18 > > cars long at times! > > Wish I was around to see it! I wasn't born until > 1999 and didn't start watchimg trains until 2007 > or so. Look at pics and videos in the early 90s, 5 and 6 were monsters! Date: 01/12/22 02:32 Re: Big number 5 of the 11th Author: jp1822 Nice consist! Good to see the Ski Train running.
But Amtrak needs to stop this BS that they don't have Superliner Sightseer Cars or Superliner Trans-Dorm Sleepers. They can find them for trains if they want. Proper planning and positioning, it can happen. Glad the Ski Train has a Superliner Sightseer Lounge in its consist as food service can be a good business for this train to/from the slopes. Even a 37000 Superliner Cross Country Cafe Car would have worked nice (with food service all on the upper floor and still a lounge with tables to sit at). Last week LD consists had Superliner Cross Country Cafe cars subbed for Superliner Sightseer Cars. Not necessary! Date: 01/12/22 04:34 Re: Big number 5 of the 11th Author: dan Denver Union station isn't laid out for such large trains now, but with Gardner it isn't an issue so today they will shove in ditch the ski train delaying 5 a little bit
Date: 01/12/22 06:38 Re: Big number 5 of the 11th Author: BoilingMan Looks to me like the first half of the train is deadheading equipment (and probably 2 units to power it). Is the whole thing going to California?
SR I used to work those huge 5/25/35-6/26/36 trains as the LSA on the second diner (LAX-DEN). The worry for my crew on the diner was a delay into Denver- there was no place for us to sleep if that happened. Posted from iPhone Date: 01/12/22 07:57 Re: Big number 5 of the 11th Author: dan Just the bag and back is the cz rest is the ski train up front
Date: 01/13/22 10:44 Re: Big number 5 of the 11th Author: brc600 The 1990's Zephy/Pioneer/Desert Wind which I rode and saw through Omaha were regularly 22 cars, and, yes, two diners!
dan Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > the CZ , EB, SWC used to be this big every day, > bigger CZ , when pioneer and wind were apart of it > and when they did mail and express, let's hope > you will see this too !! Date: 01/13/22 11:00 Re: Big number 5 of the 11th Author: BoilingMan The 2nd Diner was from LAX off 35/36 and was added to 5/6 at SLC. It turned in DEN. Therefore, there were 2 Diners between SLC and DEN only. Also, this was a Summer only thing. During the rest of the year the 35/36 Diner turned in SLC.
SR There was an LSA who had one seniority number on me. She worked a Starlight crew I really liked, but also liked that Denver turn too. So in the Summer I’d jump onto that Starlight crew while she was on The Wind. But come September, sure enough- she’d be back and bump me off that Starlight crew. ….sigh…. Date: 01/13/22 15:47 Re: Big number 5 of the 11th Author: brc600 I beg to differ. Actually, there were TWO Diners Chi-Oma-Den. Then, at Denver, that left with the Pioneer cars through Wyoming. So, technically, you did NOT encounter the second diner I am speaking of. The Denver-GJC-SLC crews always told me there was often over 1000 riders west of Denver, especially when all three sections split @ SLC. In 1997, the Pioneer was three days per week, and its consit was the rear of the Zephyr. The trains were 22 cars, regularly. I'd have to pull old consists.
BoilingMan Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The 2nd Diner was from LAX off 35/36 and was added > to 5/6 at SLC. It turned in DEN. Therefore, > there were 2 Diners between SLC and DEN only. > Also, this was a Summer only thing. During the > rest of the year the 35/36 Diner turned in SLC. > SR > > There was an LSA who had one seniority number on > me. She worked a Starlight crew I really liked, > but also liked that Denver turn too. So in the > Summer I’d jump onto that Starlight crew while > she was on The Wind. > But come September, sure enough- she’d be back > and bump me off that Starlight crew. > ….sigh…. |