Uniq. Eqpmt Sightings: Private Varnish (PV's), Charters, etc

[Jeff Smith]

PV Photo Opportunity

BABBLING BROOK on train 49 (26) from NYP to CHI. First segment of a long cross-country circle trip.

According to FB, this trip is today, 7/26. 49 departs at 3:40.

[jhdeasy]

How does this effect the various AAPRCO trips in September/October?

There is no expected impact on the AAPRCO "Spirit of St Louis" (2015 convention special train) which will operate as an Amtrak special train at all times, Chicago - Cincinnati - Louisville - St Louis - Chicago. In addition, the special train has little or no mileage on CSX; it is primarily NS and BNSF mileage.

The two private cars (BIRCH GROVE and MOONLIGHT DOME) advertising a trip beginning and ending in Cincinnati will begin and end their trip in Chicago, which is their new home base.

[jhdeasy]

Diner 8509 deadheading on rear of train 97(07).

Private cars BABBLING BROOK and BONNIE BROOK at the block at New Orleans. Definitely a unique NYC New England States moment at NOUPT, far removed in space and time from LaSalle Street Station or South Station in the 1940s thru 1960s.

[Gilbert B Norman]

Today, observed #5 (9) passing 18.32 about 55 ML.

At rear of "normal" consist (still no sign of a V-Bag), were three Iowa Pacific cars; two were IC liveried Sleepers (Baton Rouge one of 'em), and a stainless Big Dome lettered Iowa Pacific.

[njtmnrrbuff]

Heads up for those living along the Empire Builder Route. While at Carkeek Park tonight, I observed today's Empire Builder Train # 8 with a UP engine leading. It departed Seattle about an hour and thirty five minutes late.

[Jeff Smith]

Hickory Creek will be on 49 tomorrow, 8/15 per Luxury Rail Vacations Facebook page.

[Train2009]

Train #157 had a deadhead ex Metroliner cab car this morning in the front of the train as seen in Stamford, CT.
Also train #49 out of New York - Penn Station this afternoon had a Horizon car #58002 as the last car of the train.

[Gilbert B Norman]

Ms. Matos has provided us with a video of the Horizon in a 49, Lake Shore, consist and that she has posted to the Video topic.

[gregorygrice]

Ms. Matos has provided us with a video of the Horizon in a 49, Lake Shore, consist and that she has posted to the Video topic.

Went south on 48 in service Sunday, deadheaded back up on 49 Monday.

[Train2009]

FRA/DOTX 216 was seen parked at Sunnyside yard today.

[Literalman]

I saw a couple of Patrick Henry Creative Promotions cars on the rear of the Cardinal no. 50 at Alexandria, Va., on Friday, Aug. 21. I hadn't heard of them before; they are luxury charter railcars.

[Train2009]

FRA/DOTX 216 was seen parked at Sunnyside yard today.

It left this morning on train #91 as per Facebook's Amtrak Northeast Corridor railfans group.

[JimBoylan]

I saw a couple of Patrick Henry Creative Promotions cars on the rear of the Cardinal no. 50 at Alexandria, Va., on Friday, Aug. 21. I hadn't heard of them before; they are luxury charter railcars.

phcp.com/the-train/

[jhdeasy]

Today a friend said he saw a MARC diesel locomotive towing two blue and silver passenger cars north on the NEC in the vicinity of Seabrook MD. He noted one car was named CHANNEL BASS, which is a NCDOT coach assigned to Piedmont service. He thought the other car's name may have been PLOT HOLLAND, or something similar. I am wondering if this second car was actually NCDOT's cafe car PAMLICO SOUND, or maybe one of the car's NCDOT acquired from the Greenbrier Express auction or other sources and has since renamed. I'll assume the cars' destination was Delaware Car Company in Wilmington DE.

Can anyone shed any light on this mystery, particularly the second car?

UPDATE 8/27: Another friend tells me the second NCDOT car was 400006 PLOT HOUND, a coach of KCS ancestry. He says the Plott Hound is the official state dog of the state of North Carolina. The name of the dog breed is spelled with two T's, but the name lettered on the car contains only one T.

[GP40MC 1116]

FRA/DOTX 216 was seen parked at Sunnyside yard today.

FRA DOTX 216 was photographed on the head end of # 98 before the Viewliner II baggage car today. Is it headed back to New York?