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And if I'm traveling coach going to Philmont with a whole troop of Scouts along with a few more troop of Scouts. That's a whole bunch of backpacks you forgot about at least for the SW Chief. And don't forget about the other coach passengers either. Also don't forget about the mandatory checked item...

Let us think of the worse case scenario. Just pulling this out of thin air, 10 car train, using 2 engines to pull it: Baggage Staff Sleeper Sleeper 1 Sleeper 2 Sleeper 3 Sleeper 4 Diner Cafe Coach Coach Assume every bed is full. For a single Viewliner sleeper: 12 roomettes at 2 people, one bedroom ...

I saw a floor plan layout in one set of documents for Viewliner II's but it's been a long while. I'd be curious in seeing them again myself! Nothing has been largely published that's reached the public domain. From what I remember seeing the coffee/juice/beverage stand that was down by the shower ar...

Fantastic, I'm taking the LSL to Chicago in November. Mr. Alphaboi, I understand and respect your enthusiasm over possible assignment of V-II's to the Lake Shore, but for operational efficiency, they should remain assigned to 91-92, 97-98 - Star and Meteor. Apparently, the final two Sleepers have b...

Key word - "replace." Sounds like they are merely putting the Viewliner II Sleepers in service on a 1:1 basis, replacing not adding to the capacity of overall sleeper space on a given train line. Yet, the Viewliner I's are being sent for refurb. But will that just mean certain Viewliner I'...

Okay, gird your loins, because I'm going to suggest... Flex Dining. Hear me out. Do this on the Pennsylvanian or similar day-trip, 8-ish hour travel time services. The same for the Night Owl series (65/66/67). Trips that wouldn't merit a full diner but could use something other than 7-Eleven par. Y...

One improvement that could be made is to go back to at least pre Covid selections in the cafe. They offered some “fresh-er” options previously in the cafe cars such as pre/made cold sandwiches and salads that were cut when Covid came along. These have basically been removed everywhere except on the...

Couple of comments: Amtrak should still try and figure out a way that they can't just keep the car "in service" while it heads to the Tidewater of Virginia. It would only add to revenue and ridership. Amtrak operated the Twilight Shoreliner for SEVERAL years with sleeper service from Newpo...

According to Amtrak the jury is still out on the superliners. They are currently being “refreshed” - and rebuild/life extension IS being considered as an option along with replacement - they seem to feel the cars could have a lot more life in them with a rebuild - the question is what is more cost ...

Observed #5(22). I don't know if Daily frequency has yet been restored, but the ten car consist looked "business as usual: 2 P'42 (lead #7) V-Bagg 390XX Dorm 3 Sleeper Diner Lounge 3 Coach Advocates should be "happy happy"; to me an opportunity to start what should have been done for...

jp1822: here is a quote from your post Again, hopefully the Silver Meteor and Silver Star get outfitted with Viewliner II’s: " - 3 sleepers per Meteor trainset, 4 train sets required for daily service = 12 Viewliner IIs assigned - 2 sleepers per Star trainset, 4 train sets required for daily s...

If we go back in time before the Cardinal, but still in the Amtrak era, wasn't there a train that ran from Cincy to Charlottesville and then at Charlottesville a coach (sometimes coach/dome) was sent on to Richmond and Newport News. It was very diminished service from what was.......combined west of...

We have too many persons who are ready to put the V-2sleepers out in the boonies too soon. Amtrak needs to keep them close to the major maintenance location of MIA. The institutional knowledge curve will be much higher keeping them close to one maintenance base. Since all have not even been deliver...

I did this near exact trip as well, but I reversed the middle section as it produced more scenic travel during daylight hours: Lake Shore Limited, Albany to Chicago (as you have) Southwest Chief, Chicago to LA (Consider an overnight here at LA, but same day connection is possible to Coast Starlight)...

Wasn't there a plan for rehabbing the V1's, removing the in-cabin toilets on the roomettes and turning a room or two into a restroom and shower? That was the plan when Boardman was there. But I had heard that plan was scrapped. I think the best one could hope for is a refurb of the Viewliner I Slee...