Surfliners do what though? 79mph? These Viewliners will be doing 110 to start with and probably 125 once the VLII Diners and baggages get put on and the heritages get put in museums (we can hope right?). Isn't that quite a bit more complex a build than 79mph in terms of imperfections making themselves known?BTW-what's the railfan abbreviation for Viewliner? V? VL? VR?
I usually abreviate them VLS (ViewLiner Sleeper)
For the Superliners its SLS (sleeper), SLC (coach), SLB (coach-baggage), SLD (diner), SLL (Sightseer), and SL3C (Cross Country Cafe), followed by a I or II as appropriate. I generally call business cars XXP for Parlour. Surfliners are are SFX with x being the type (SFS= Superlinersurf, SFC = coach, SFP = business class, SFD = cafe). California cars are CAX with X being the type.
So if I am writing down the consist of a LSL consist consisting of
- P42 1
- P42 2
- Heritage Baggage 1260
- Viewliner 62033
- Amfleet II Coach 25115
- Amfleet II Coach 25072
- Horizon Club Dinette 58103
- Amfleet II Coach 25053
- Amfleet II Coach 25021
- Amfleet II Coach 25034
- Amfleet II Coach 25013
- Amfleet II Lounge 28023
- Heritage Diner 8532
- Viewliner Sleeper 62022
- Viewliner sleeper 62019
- Heritage Baggage 1242
I'd write it on my list as:
P42-1, P42-2, HRB-1260, VLS-62033, AFCII-25115, AFCII-25072, HZP-58103, AFCII-25053, AFCII-25021, AFCII-25034, AFCII-25013, AFLII-28023, HRD-8532, VLS-62022, VLS-62019, HRB-1242
Viewliners currently run at 110 mph on the corridor. I don't know that they are the limiting factor in the train's top speed. I think its the heritage fleet diners and baggage cars.
They are currently limited to 110.