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Passenger Trains > Hiawatha with Double P42sDate: 04/06/26 07:30 Hiawatha with Double P42s Author: sethamtrak Hiawatha 331 in Glenview this morning with 135 west and 61 east due to the ongoing Midwest charger shortage. The train was a late departure from Chicago due to a late flip on train 330 from Milwaukee (earlier mechanical issues). I caught 61 working train 380 on Saturday. 61 is a Texas Eagle motor.
   Date: 04/06/26 11:35 Re: Hiawatha with Double P42s Author: dtom348 Interesting IF the states found another operator, they would not be able to pick up Amtrak equipment when the state owned stuff has breakdowns. I suppose they could lease freight or even Amtrak if Amtrak agrees.
Posted from Android Date: 04/07/26 03:55 Re: Hiawatha with Double P42s Author: filmteknik What happened to cab or cabbage cars? Two units is so wasteful regardless of which type.
Date: 04/07/26 04:13 Re: Hiawatha with Double P42s Author: jp1822 There's a picture of efficiency at its best. UGH!
- Do these passenger equipment problems get reported to Wisconsin DOT? - What's the "cure" process? - Where are the cab cars and why were they not ordered for the rest of the DOT owned train sets? I guess the plan was written in stone at the time of the order to not turn the equipment and operate a Charger on both ends of the a train. - Does Amtrak bill AND get paid for substituting non-state owned equipment in? Is Amtrak maximizing its power of the purse option here? Perhaps if it was more "aggressive" we'd see better resolutions - including an agreement that may strike the use of the Venture/Charger equipment from long-term use? - Who is responsible for repairing state DOT owned rail equipment and what's the average "cure" period? Date: 04/07/26 04:32 Re: Hiawatha with Double P42s Author: restricted_speed How does one book space in the fart car?
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