Tadman wrote:I thought they quit running excursions on WSOR - that's got to be quite a costly business train fleet to have laying around, especially because it wouldn't be that useful - who wants to cram important customers and guests into metra top-deck seats? I can understand having some old streamlined P-S or Budd cars to use for and OCS train, with big sleepy hollow seats.
For WSOR President Bill Gardner, cost is no object. He does have a train of single-level business cars for hauling around guests and dignitaries; the bilevels have only been used for employee excursions and for hauling the public during the 25th anniversary festivities last summer.
My guess, though, is that some of the bilevels were purchased for parts, and the others for the "proposed" commuter service in Madison. Who knows whether it will ever come to fruition, but Gardner is gung-ho about it so he's buying equipment.