The Lakeshore has been expanded (restored) over the past year, thus requiring more cars. Did this cause any other train to lose cars? I know that the diners weren't pulled from another train for the LSL, but where is that fourth NYP Amfleet II coming from?
What are the current consists for the Meteors, Crescent, and Cardinal?
Now, there are only two odd consists leaving New York. The
Cardinal and
Silver Meteor.
Cardinal: 3 AMFII Coach, AMF II Diner/Lounge, Viewliner sleeper.
Silver Meteor: H-Baggage, 4-5 AMFII Coach, AMFII Diner/Lounge, Heritage Diner, 3 Viewliner Sleeper.
The rest of them consist of:
1 H-baggage
4 AMF II Coach
1 AMF II Diner/Lounge
1 H-Diner
2 Viewliners.
On the Lake Shore, it is on the trail, on the others it is in the lead. And the Silver Meteor is just a Crescent or Silver Star with a third Viewliner tacked on. I'm pretty sure all four trains inter-line. Its a simple operation to swap the ends of the last car or tack one car onto the end of the train.