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jp1822 wrote:Does anyone know what the train consist is for the City of New Orleans for the summer - specifically - is it running with one sleeper and the transition car for revenue service? Saw the City of New Orleans in New Orleans this evening, 5/29/2004, and it had (from back to front) a Superliner II Sleeper (Arizona) on the rear with about three coaches, then the Sightseer Lounge, Diner and ??? Missed the front part of the train. Will try to take note tomorrow. Seemed odd that the sleeper was on the rear coupled next to the coaches and not adjacent to the Diner and Sightseer Lounge. Could they be operating an extra sleeper over Memorial Day?
Is the Texas Eagle trainsets still used for the City of New Orleans these days?
David Benton wrote:Back to the consist , does having the sleeper at the opposite end to the dorm , mean that the dorm has its own sleeper attendant for the 1/2 car sleeping facilities ?
they should be utilizing revenue space in this car. Seems to work fine.
to read thus:Missing out on revenue opportunity by not doing so.[/quodoing so.
Good to see them taking advantage of a revenue opportunity by doing
so.
they should be utilizing revenue space in this car. Seems to work fine.
it comes out as:Missing out on revenue opportunity by not doing so.
Good to see them taking advantage of a revenue opportunity by doing so.
updrumcorpsguy wrote:This is from a press release on the Amtrak website:
"As the weather system approaches New Orleans, which is below sea level, local officials agreed to a delay in erecting the last gate in the levee system in order to allow an expanded City of New Orleans train to depart northbound this afternoon. An additional set of rail cars ordinarily used by the Crescent was added to the City of New Orleans to create a 21-car train in order for nearly 700 passengers to leave the city, with most bound for Memphis."
It sounds pretty scary down there. I called a friend who works at the New Orleans Fairmont, and they are hunkered down fearing the worst.
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