battalion51
Engineer
ARROW reorts 62091 as working Train 40 today. I'm hoping it will come back to Florida sometine soon. B)
What ind of car is 62091? And why is it significant that it is on 40 today? Just curious, thats all.battalion51 said:ARROW reorts 62091 as working Train 40 today. I'm hoping it will come back to Florida sometine soon. B)
Steve,Steve4031 said:What ind of car is 62091? And why is it significant that it is on 40 today? Just curious, thats all.
2300 really is the forefather for the fleet, as its vestibule doors are more like the production ones, I'm glad I've seen and photographed the car, but didn't try to get in. I hope to see it on my upcoming March train trip again, is someone going to check NYP for it?AlanB said:Steve,Steve4031 said:What ind of car is 62091? And why is it significant that it is on 40 today? Just curious, thats all.
62091 is a Viewliner sleeper car. What makes it significant is the fact that it was one of two prototypes built by Beach Grove for testing, prior to the actual purchase of the 50 production Viewliner sleepers. The second prototype has basically dropped off the radar screen.
It had been mothballed for a few years, only resurfacing during 2002 when Amtrak was faced with that severe equipment shortage. Last we had heard the car was out for some major repairs for the last few months, so this may be an indication that it has returned to revenue service.
The car is still unique in its design by comparison to the rest of the fleet, so some of the guys are hoping to set foot in what could be considered the mother of the Viewliner fleet.
That's why I called 62091 "mommy". :lol:Viewliner said:2300 really is the forefather for the fleet, as its vestibule doors are more like the production ones, I'm glad I've seen and photographed the car, but didn't try to get in.
Makes Sense. :lol:AlanB said:That's why I called 62091 "mommy". :lol:Viewliner said:2300 really is the forefather for the fleet, as its vestibule doors are more like the production ones, I'm glad I've seen and photographed the car, but didn't try to get in.
Its Bear, I remember Joe telling me, thanks.battalion51 said:OK I got a report on 2300 from my SFa source today, he said the most recent listing has it stored at DPF. Niether one of us knew that code, but we are guessing that it's Bear since Beech Grove's code is BEE.
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