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IndyLions replied to the thread Viewliner II Part 4: Sleeping Car production, delivery, speculation.Odds are pretty good. The Cardinal for the past few weeks has only been running with the newer sleepers and crew dorms. -
IndyLions replied to the thread Review of Viewliner II roomette.My first trip in the new bedroom they had the ladder stored in the upper bunk. The second trip they didn’t - so I put it there myself...
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IndyLions replied to the thread Empire Builder schedule changed effective Monday, July 11th.I’ll believe it when I see it. The Gulf Coast situation seems to be a pretty clear case of freight railroads just stalling and being...
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IndyLions replied to the thread Empire Builder schedule changed effective Monday, July 11th.That all sounds good in theory, But so far has proven to be an abject failure. The schedules keep getting worse for passengers, along...
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IndyLions reacted to MikefromCrete's post in the thread Ambitious restoration and transformation in the Chicago area with
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Routing Amtrak trains away from Norfolk Southern is a solid idea. The railroad has proven itself to be incapable of handling passenger... -
IndyLions replied to the thread Viewliner II Part 4: Sleeping Car production, delivery, speculation.I’ve taken a similar approach with much success. There’s plenty of room up in the space above the hall, but go with multiple smaller...
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IndyLions reacted to jis's post in the thread Ambitious restoration and transformation in the Chicago area with Like.
https://www.trains.com/trn/news-reviews/news-wire/amtrak-unveils-infrastructure-plan-to-transform-chicago-operations/ Includes...
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IndyLions replied to the thread Silver Star/Silver Meteor combined train (Jan - Sept 2022).Others have speculated on this forum that the original plan was likely to have a crew dorm included on every VL2 route. There may be a...
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IndyLions reacted to newbryford's post in the thread Amtrak Siemens Charger locomotive (SC44, ALC42, ALC42E) with Like.
Hi All. I've been to the US many times on work/vacation, but I've just done my first trip to the US whilst making an effort to have a...
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IndyLions reacted to PaulM's post in the thread Long(ish)-term parking along Missouri River Runner route? with Like.
I just thought I'd mention Herman, which has plenty of parking. Several times I have parked at Herman and taken the train to Sedalia...
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IndyLions replied to the thread Amtrak dining.Sounds like another crew making it up as they go along…
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IndyLions replied to the thread Virginia service expansion.The investment needed is a capital investment in the platform(s) as a start. It really doesn’t need an investment in additional...
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IndyLions replied to the thread Virginia service expansion.Thanks. Didn’t realize the station property is privately owned. That’s a problem.
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IndyLions replied to the thread Virginia service expansion.I know i’m probably just asking for speculation, but does anybody have any idea as to why they haven’t invested more in modernizing the...
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IndyLions replied to the thread Sumitomo/Siemens contract for 137 Cars (former bi-levels).More great news! First my (adopted state) Cardinal gets a VL2 sleeper, and then my (native state) Wolverine gets a new Siemens train...