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Train2009 wrote: ↑Thu Aug 13, 2020 4:53 am Amtrak Train #48 Lake Shore Limited which it left Chicago, IL last night Wednesday Aug 12 has Private Car NYC 3 in the rear.Thanks for the heads-up!
liftedjeep wrote: ↑Thu Aug 13, 2020 8:09 amLate reply Ben you're welcome!Train2009 wrote: ↑Thu Aug 13, 2020 4:53 am Amtrak Train #48 Lake Shore Limited which it left Chicago, IL last night Wednesday Aug 12 has Private Car NYC 3 in the rear.Thanks for the heads-up!
#48 is scheduled to arrive at New York Penn Station at 18:10 on Thursday 8/13.
Ben
gokeefe wrote: ↑Tue Aug 18, 2020 7:41 pm Nice to see the car will be based out of Chicago. Hopefully it will be able to roam the system successfully from there.First it has to pass its PC2 and PC1.
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John_Perkowski wrote: ↑Wed Aug 19, 2020 2:15 amFirst it has to pass its PC2 and PC1.I guess if I were with Paxrail, I would have gotten the inspections done before Ocean View left Beech Grove. Unless they plan to let the car sit for either a business upturn or renovation, that is.
mtuandrew wrote: ↑Wed Aug 19, 2020 6:48 amI believe OCEAN VIEW and other Amtrak equipment was sold “as is, where is.” Amtrak is unwilling to do any work on the equipment for the buyers. They will allow outside contractors to come onto the property and perform the minimum work required to move the car off the property in freight service. This is usually an air brake system COT&S and repair of FRA defects.John_Perkowski wrote: ↑Wed Aug 19, 2020 2:15 amFirst it has to pass its PC2 and PC1.I guess if I were with Paxrail, I would have gotten the inspections done before Ocean View left Beech Grove. Unless they plan to let the car sit for either a business upturn or renovation, that is.
jhdeasy wrote: ↑Wed Aug 19, 2020 9:56 amSince OCEAN VIEW was in active company service a year ago, would Amtrak insist on the full suite of inspections?
If the new owner wants to operate on Amtrak and the car needs a full PC-1 thru PC-7 series inspections & documentation, it would be easier and probably less expensive to complete this work elsewhere.
John_Perkowski wrote: ↑Wed Aug 19, 2020 1:14 pmThat's a good question.jhdeasy wrote: ↑Wed Aug 19, 2020 9:56 amSince OCEAN VIEW was in active company service a year ago, would Amtrak insist on the full suite of inspections?
If the new owner wants to operate on Amtrak and the car needs a full PC-1 thru PC-7 series inspections & documentation, it would be easier and probably less expensive to complete this work elsewhere.
Please factor in that Amtrak mechanical staff at the end were not at all fond of the car apparently.
gokeefe wrote: ↑Sat Aug 22, 2020 12:34 pm Interesting that Feld refused to provide their records ...Yes, and Feld Entertainment's refusal to provide that maintenance history documentation to purchasers is probably a significant reason why no former RBBX cars have been certified to operate as private cars on the Amtrak system.