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 #1474938  by Traingeek3629
 
I noticed them on Track 6 last week, I was wondering why they were there.
 #1475554  by wilwel1024
 
Several, perhaps 6, were in a westbound CSX freight train passing through Laurel, Maryland at almost 4:00 this afternoon.
 #1475555  by DutchRailnut
 
actually 7 and so all ex SPV's have left the property, mn has removed them from timetable, never to be seen again.
 #1475918  by DutchRailnut
 
no, SPV #50 was scrapped after lingering in Cedar hill for years, the car got wrecked on Danbury when it hit a 5 foot boulder between Branchville and Georgetown.
 #1477487  by CVRA7
 
Former Metro-North SPV car 293 is at the Connecticut Eastern Railroad Museum, Willimantic, CT. It is in roughly as-built configuration, likely the last one in that condition.
 #1523119  by jhdeasy
 
H.F.Malone wrote: Wed May 30, 2018 8:45 pm The ones not going to Grapevine in Texas are going to Foxville & Northern in NC.
The consist of the 2019 Autumn Colors Express (successor
to the defunct New River Trains) between Huntington and Hinton WV on October 25-26-27 (2019) is planned to include 6 of these former SPV-2000 coaches. This is contingent on the cars passing their Amtrak private car inspections in time for the three Amtrak special trains. These cars are the cheapest seats in the excursion, as most of the other cars are higher end private varnish including multiple dome cars.
 #1523420  by jhdeasy
 
jhdeasy wrote: Tue Oct 22, 2019 9:32 am
H.F.Malone wrote: Wed May 30, 2018 8:45 pm The ones not going to Grapevine in Texas are going to Foxville & Northern in NC.
The consist of the 2019 Autumn Colors Express (successor
to the defunct New River Trains) between Huntington and Hinton WV on October 25-26-27 (2019) is planned to include 6 of these former SPV-2000 coaches. This is contingent on the cars passing their Amtrak private car inspections in time for the three Amtrak special trains. These cars are the cheapest seats in the excursion, as most of the other cars are higher end private varnish including multiple dome cars.
The first of the three 2019 ACE excursions departed Huntington WV this morning, and none of the former SPV-2000 coaches were in the train’s consist. The excursion operators leased two Amtrak Horizon cars to take the place of the six Constitution Liners planned for the trips.

I’ve heard (secondhand) that none of those cars, owned by Foxville and Northern Railway in North Carolina, attained the necessary Amtrak certification as private cars.
 #1525106  by jhdeasy
 
Six former Constitution Liners, now with a fresh COTS and Amtrak private car inspections, are parked on one of the house tracks at Amtrak’s Savannah station.

They are planned to move:
SAV to WAS, Amtrak train 90(15)
WAS to CHI, Amtrak train 29(16)

They are scheduled for use in some Polar Express special trains in Chicago-land.
 #1633672  by johnpbarlow
 
Bumping thread: Railexco purchased 7 SPVs this year and will retain and rehab 2 cars. Here's a photo of a recently released SPV being used on the 2023 TRRA Polar Express Train Ride at St Louis.
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