I was northbound on the 18th and saw a viewliner at the Bear shops in its original paint scheme.
If you were northbound on the NEC then what you saw is Wilmington shops not Bear shops. Bear is not visible from the NEC. OTOH if you were driving and not anywhere near the NEC in Delaware, that is a different issue.
I was on #164 headed to NYP. Thanks for the clarification of the location.
Just so happened that at Wilmington my new seatmate was employed by Amtrak at the Bear shops. I was impressed with his positive attitude and work ethic. It was interesting having him point out the various dings he saw in the car and how they would be fixed, or should have been fixed before going out on the road. He was working on the project to convert the cafe cars to coaches and was proud that his efforts were returning badly needed revenue cars into the system. He also said it was a shame how dirty the cars and bathrooms got enroute and said Amtrak needs to have an employee on board to keep the trains clean, or have coach cleaners board at longer stops to do a quick refresh.
I told him with his attitude and engaging personality he should be working onboard. He said he'd love to, had given it thought but couldn't handle the paycut. We had a great conversation about alot of things between Wilmington and NYP. Kudos to Amtrak for hiring him. This was a union employee that was self motivated wanting the best for Amtrak and its passengers.