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jhdeasy wrote: ↑Mon Dec 23, 2019 5:10 pm I’ve spoken with a few current and former owners of Union Pacific dome lounge cars and dome diners.So the buffers would force the airflow upward before striking the glass, thus avoiding a steady upward flow of water on the forward window? It seems the designers thought of most things in those days.
Those fins on the roof are most commonly know as buffers. The intended purpose was to alter air flow across the dome glazing to provide better visibility, especially in rain, snow and sleet conditions.
They would only work as intended if they were forward of the dome in the direction the car was moving; that would require the dome diners to operate with the kitchen end forward, and the dome lounge cars to operate with the vestibule end forward.
Over the years, the buffers were removed from some of these dome cars, and buffers were re-installed in other dome cars.
jhdeasy wrote: ↑Thu Dec 26, 2019 2:11 pm Morristown and Erie Railway in NJ operates a Polar Express in conjunction with a theater production company, all properly licensed thru Warner Brothers. I was amazed when their VP COO told me they sold about 60,000 tickets for their Polar Express trains in 2018, and they were hoping to increase to selling 65,000 Polar Express tickets in 2019. A profitable venture!Of the contracts with Warner Brothers that I have heard, they require 30-33% of the gross receipts. Plus, you have to buy their products to sell both on and off the train at inflated prices. Then you have to figure in on board entertainment, food, employee expenses, fuel, wear & tear in cold weather conditions, etc. Still money to be made, but not as much as first glance.
Tadman wrote: ↑Tue Jan 07, 2020 9:58 am For the last week or two there's been an NPCU at the New Orleans locomotive shop. This is odd because no service here operates with an NPCU. Perhaps a refugee from the Flyer, maybe here for work since there is no shop in Fort Worth?Would be useful if Alabama ever approves funding for the Gulf Breeze.
charlesriverbranch wrote: ↑Sat Jan 11, 2020 9:58 pm I'm at Boston's South Station. On track 2 right now there is an Amtrak train consisting of a diesel, a single Amfleet coach, and another diesel. Can anyone tell me what this might be?In my unprofessional, unscientific opinion: sounds like a transfer run from BON to BOS for a bad-order car.
mtuandrew wrote: ↑Sat Jan 11, 2020 10:29 pmI've seen similar:charlesriverbranch wrote: ↑Sat Jan 11, 2020 9:58 pm I'm at Boston's South Station. On track 2 right now there is an Amtrak train consisting of a diesel, a single Amfleet coach, and another diesel. Can anyone tell me what this might be?In my unprofessional, unscientific opinion: sounds like a transfer run from BON to BOS for a bad-order car.