Could there be more than 5 baggage cars stored unserviceable or stored serviceable awaiting repairs? I ask this question to find out if it is a reason for baggage service having been suspended on the CAROLINIAN and soon on the4 PENNYSLVANIAN?
OnTrackOnLine shows 65 of the 70 Viewliner II cars in service - not sure if any more have been taken out of service since the site was last updated.
Baggage service ended on trains 448/449 (Boston section of the LAKE SHORE LIMITED 1/7/19 and on the overnight Boston-Newport News trains when they were discontinued in December of last year.
It has been suspended on the Carolinian and will be suspended on the Pennsylvanian 10/3 - same day the Silver Meteor returns. I don't think Pakaage Express has ever returned.
The only derailments involving trains that had Viewliner II baggage cars that I can recall were the Empire Builder 9/25/21 in Joplin, MT and SOUTHWEST CHIEF in Mendon, MO on 6/27/22. The Silver Star collision at Cayce, SC 2/4/18 probably
would not have damaged the baggage car since it was on the rear of the train.
So, with baggage cars on the Sunset (?4), Southwest Chief (?6), California Zephyr (?7), Coast Starlight (?4), Capitol Limited (?3), Pennsylvanian (2), Lake Shore Limited (?4), Texas Eagle (?4), City of New Orleans (?4), Carolinian (2), Silver Star (?6),
Silver Meteor (?5) and Palmetto (2), that's about 49 cars. If 65 are in service how can there be a shortage?
Andy
OnTrackOnLine shows 65 of the 70 Viewliner II cars in service - not sure if any more have been taken out of service since the site was last updated.
Baggage service ended on trains 448/449 (Boston section of the LAKE SHORE LIMITED 1/7/19 and on the overnight Boston-Newport News trains when they were discontinued in December of last year.
It has been suspended on the Carolinian and will be suspended on the Pennsylvanian 10/3 - same day the Silver Meteor returns. I don't think Pakaage Express has ever returned.
The only derailments involving trains that had Viewliner II baggage cars that I can recall were the Empire Builder 9/25/21 in Joplin, MT and SOUTHWEST CHIEF in Mendon, MO on 6/27/22. The Silver Star collision at Cayce, SC 2/4/18 probably
would not have damaged the baggage car since it was on the rear of the train.
So, with baggage cars on the Sunset (?4), Southwest Chief (?6), California Zephyr (?7), Coast Starlight (?4), Capitol Limited (?3), Pennsylvanian (2), Lake Shore Limited (?4), Texas Eagle (?4), City of New Orleans (?4), Carolinian (2), Silver Star (?6),
Silver Meteor (?5) and Palmetto (2), that's about 49 cars. If 65 are in service how can there be a shortage?
Andy