printman2000
Engineer
Read elsewhere that the great dome has been ovehauled at Beech Grove, been painted in Phase II paint, and was at CUS this morning in the yard.
Maybe theyll hook it up to the 40th Anniversary Train! Nah, that makes too much sense, it's Amtrak! :lol:Read elsewhere that the great dome has been ovehauled at Beech Grove, been painted in Phase II paint, and was at CUS this morning in the yard.
I was thinking the exact same thing.Actually, I'd much prefer that it get hooked to a train that I can ride!
Not having ridden in the Great Dome, but many times in Budd domes, I would be very interested in your thoughts on the comparisson between the two.having ridden in a full dome and a "regular" dome.. the full dome is over rated. That being said, its all we've got so bring it on. But seriously the smaller domes are much ter. BTW, are they planning on using it on the Adirondack between Mtl & Albany this fall like they've been doing the last few seasons?
:hi: OK guys! They can put it on the Texas Eagle and the Sunset Ltd. since those are the only LD Trains I can ride!! The Heartland Flyer could run it once in awhile too,that North Texas and Oklahoma scenery is to die for! :lol: :lol: :lol:Actually, I'd much prefer that it get hooked to a train that I can ride!
Not to mention the fire retardants & pontoons!!!!I was thinking the exact same thing.Actually, I'd much prefer that it get hooked to a train that I can ride!
I have no idea when/if the anniversary train will be coming to SAS, but even if it did all you'd be able to see out of the dome would be the same station you can look at any time and day of the week. If it were up to me the dome would be on a constant rotation through all the top scenic routes. I guess you'd need to install some heavy anti-trucker armor and artillery batteries to keep that thing safe from today's truck drivers.
True it would be GREAT on the Heartland Flyer going through the Arbuckles but there are no Trans cars to mate up to it. Of course they could always reactivate a Hi Level Transition Coach......:hi: OK guys! They can put it on the Texas Eagle and the Sunset Ltd. since those are the only LD Trains I can ride!! The Heartland Flyer could run it once in awhile too,that North Texas and Oklahoma scenery is to die for! :lol: :lol: :lol:Actually, I'd much prefer that it get hooked to a train that I can ride!
Seriously, it makes no sense why it doent run on the Cardinal and Adirondack Fulltime, no matter what Patrick says!
And not much better than the view from the railfan door.But tacked onto the end of a Superliner train the view forward would be of the Transition Sleeper car end.
One could get a view out the rear...
peter
The best view is from the front window of the smaller domes. That is, if there is not another dome in front of you. Of course you should not hog that area taking pictures.Not having ridden in the Great Dome, but many times in Budd domes, I would be very interested in your thoughts on the comparisson between the two.having ridden in a full dome and a "regular" dome.. the full dome is over rated. That being said, its all we've got so bring it on. But seriously the smaller domes are much ter. BTW, are they planning on using it on the Adirondack between Mtl & Albany this fall like they've been doing the last few seasons?
Careful Jim using that language. At least we have not grown up, we still play with trains. :giggle: :lol: :help:Since I'm a person "of a certain age" (aka Old! :giggle: )
The smaller domes offered much greater visibility. The all forward-facing seating, either 24, or in the case of Santa Fe's luxury swivel seated Pleasure Dome, 18 seats, allowed you to "Look up, down, and all around", in the words of some contemporary brochures of the time. The height of the front and rear windows was better in the small domes than the Great Domes and the Super Domes.Not having ridden in the Great Dome, but many times in Budd domes, I would be very interested in your thoughts on the comparisson between the two.having ridden in a full dome and a "regular" dome.. the full dome is over rated. That being said, its all we've got so bring it on. But seriously the smaller domes are much ter. BTW, are they planning on using it on the Adirondack between Mtl & Albany this fall like they've been doing the last few seasons?
I lived in Hot Springs, Arkansas in the early 1960s and used to ride the Planetarium Chair Cars on the Texas Eagle which were Pullman Standard built dome coaches, but I never saw a Dome lounge on the Texas Eagle. I rode on Budd Built Dome coaches on the Missouri River Eagle which were similar to all the Budd Built Domes.Since I'm a person "of a certain age" (aka Old! :giggle: )and was able to ride Trains most of my life, I have been fortunate enough to ride in lots of Dome and Lounge Cars.
My best Dome memory is riding the Texas Eagle, on the old Mopac, from Austin to St. Louis when I joined the service in 1961. I had a Roomette and all meals in the Diner courtesy of Uncle Sam ,but with the exception of eating, I spent all evening/night and morning in the Small Dome/Lounge that was in front of the Diner. Who wants to sleep when they are riding on a First Class Train in a Dome Car!
The only time I rode the Amtrak Dome was last Summer on the Surfliner from SBA to SAN, once again I gave up my Seat (Biz Class) for a Seat in the Dome! In all honesty, I prefer the Smaller Dome/Lounges but since Amtrak only has one left ( and it sounds like it will be around for awhile if Beech Grove painted and rehabbed it! ), riding it is a treat everyone should take advantage of while they can!
I was assuming that the trans-dorm would be up front where it usually is, and the dome would be between the bag and the trans-dorm.But tacked onto the end of a Superliner train the view forward would be of the Transition Sleeper car end.
One could get a view out the rear...
peter
Why they would send it on the Cardinal for use on the Adirondack beats me, since there is no way to get the Great Dome to New York, or from Washington DC to Albany in any straightforward way for that amtter. I'd imagine that it is the Lake Shore Limited that would do the honors of moving the Great Dome to Albany for use on the Adirondack.I also saw it at CUS yesterday, and got a great photo on the way out while aboard a stopped Texas Eagle directly next to it. It looks beautiful!
I spoke to an Amtrak official on the ride west on the Cap Ltd, and he said it would be headed east on the cardinal at some point soon to run "regularly" on the Adirondack (I think that's it, whatever the usual one is) for the fall season.
Read elsewhere that the great dome has been ovehauled at Beech Grove, been painted in Phase II paint, and was at CUS this morning in the yard.
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