Viewliner II - Part 1 - Initial Production and Delivery

[jis]

KL Does make sense.. thanks for the info. Bag - dorms door over car truck. That might indicate no gun locker ?

Or gun locker at the dorm end. Hard to tell.

 

[Amtrak172]

I just don't understand the paint scheme. It looks terrible alongside cars with the current scheme.

They're going into the same scheme.

Wait, what do you mean?

 

[Ryan]

All of the single level LD equipment is going into that paint scheme.

 

[Amtrak172]

All of the single level LD equipment is going into that paint scheme.

So, the current Viewliners, and the Amfleet II's will be in Phase III? An Amfleet II coach was just recently overhauled a few days ago. I saw it in D.C.. It was painted in Phase IVb. What about the Superliners and Amfleet I's. Oh, what about the new Siemens diesels?

 

[Ryan]

We covered this over a year ago:

Any information on what paint scheme Amtrak decided to go with for the Viewliner II's?

Yes: http://discuss.amtraktrains.com/index.php?/topic/57231-amtrak-america-new-ld-train-branding/

 

[Amtrak172]

We covered this over a year ago:

Any information on what paint scheme Amtrak decided to go with for the Viewliner II's?

Yes: http://discuss.amtraktrains.com/index.php?/topic/57231-amtrak-america-new-ld-train-branding/

Thanks but...the link isn't loading. Can you please just tell me what paint scheme the Amfleet I's will get?

 

[Caesar La Rock]

Try this link.

http://discuss.amtraktrains.com/index.php?/topic/57231-amtrak-america-new-ld-train-branding/&do=findComment&comment=478941

 

[Amtrak172]

Ok look, can you please just tell me?

 

[AmtrakBlue]

Amtrak America will utilize our Phase Three striping on the single-level long distance cars as a tribute to our heritage.

 

[Amtrak172]

So the Amfleet I's will be painted in Phase III too?

 

[jebr]

Personal attacks are not allowed here under any circumstances. Please keep it civil.

 

[Ryan]

Are Amfleet I's "single-level long distance cars"?

 

[Amtrak172]

I think it would be a good idea to have a pool of the new baggage cars in phase IVb for the Superliner trains. Since the Superliners are staying in IVb, they should have some of be new baggage cars in IVb for those trains so that the paint matches.

 

[Hal]

I think it would be a good idea to have a pool of the new baggage cars in phase IVb for the Superliner trains. Since the Superliners are staying in IVb, they should have some of be new baggage cars in IVb for those trains so that the paint matches.

So important that the paint matches....... :blink:

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[jis]

Nobody in their right mind should go about creating sub fleets of a relatively small fleet of cars merely to satisfy the aesthetic needs of a few railfans. Just IMHO.

 

[Bob Dylan]

Its good that Amtrak 172 wasn't around pre-D-Day and during the Rainbow Train consists during Amtrak's early days!

Also during the '70s and '80s with "designer" uniforms for the Crews and "Disco" interiors on the trains! Wonder if he's seen the Anniversary Train or the U-Tube Videos?

 

[Thirdrail7]

I think it would be a good idea to have a pool of the new baggage cars in phase IVb for the Superliner trains. Since the Superliners are staying in IVb, they should have some of be new baggage cars in IVb for those trains so that the paint matches.

The baggage car home base is Hialeah, so it is more likely to match an eastern fleet make up.

 

[Amtrak172]

I think it would be a good idea to have a pool of the new baggage cars in phase IVb for the Superliner trains. Since the Superliners are staying in IVb, they should have some of be new baggage cars in IVb for those trains so that the paint matches.

The baggage car home base is Hialeah, so it is more likely to match an eastern fleet make up.

Thanks! Oh, anyone know what paint scheme the new diesels will be in?

 

[Ryan]

Amtrak hasn't ordered any of them yet, so it'll be up to the states that paid for them.

 

[Amtrak172]

Amtrak hasn't ordered any of them yet, so it'll be up to the states that paid for them.

Thank you. I hope they're in Phase V or something modern.

 

[TylerP42]

Nobody in their right mind should go about creating sub fleets of a relatively small fleet of cars merely to satisfy the aesthetic needs of a few railfans. Just IMHO.

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[Ryan]

Amtrak hasn't ordered any of them yet, so it'll be up to the states that paid for them.

Thank you. I hope they're in Phase V or something modern.

It's a safe bet the CA ones will look like this:

 

[Devil's Advocate]

Nobody in their right mind should go about creating sub fleets of a relatively small fleet of cars merely to satisfy the aesthetic needs of a few railfans. Just IMHO.

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Who in their right mind suggested that the Eastern and Western fleets would benefit from different paint schemes in the first place? Whoever thought up this loud and gaudy Uncle Sam style redux is the one who should be explaining themselves. Might as well bring back the pointless arrow with its head up its rear. All these decades it took to drain the last bit of garishness out of the paint scheme and then here it comes back again.

 

[Amtrak172]

Amtrak hasn't ordered any of them yet, so it'll be up to the states that paid for them.

Thank you. I hope they're in Phase V or something modern.

It's a safe bet the CA ones will look like this:

I don't mind that actually. That's a nice scheme for the Amtrak California trains. I think it's safe to say that the regular revenue Amtrak ones will be in Phase V. I mean Amtrak chose to paint the ACS-64's in V. Although those are part of the Northeast Regional.

 

[Amtrak172]

Nobody in their right mind should go about creating sub fleets of a relatively small fleet of cars merely to satisfy the aesthetic needs of a few railfans. Just IMHO.

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Who in their right mind suggested that the Eastern and Western fleets would benefit from different paint schemes in the first place? Whoever thought up this loud and gaudy Uncle Sam style redux is the one who should be explaining themselves. Might as well bring back the pointless arrow with its head up its rear. All these decades it took to drain the last bit of garishness out of the paint scheme and then here it comes back again.

True that!