JC,jccollins said:The 2002 Amtrak travel planner says that the Kentucky Cardinal uses Superliner equipment and offers reserved coach and a cafe car. Of course, this information could be outdated, and I wouldn't really know since I live on the west coast.
Amtrak can't change the K-Cards equipment to Superliner without also changing the Cardinal to Superliner equipment. Since these two trains run part of their journey combined into one train, they both have to have the same type of equipment. Currently Amtrak does not have enough Superliner equipment to restore both trains to Superliner equipment.ltdoyle56 said:I was hoping that I migfht get to see the Superliners as I have only traveled on Via's single level cars. if there is some one out there that can get a superliner on the K-Card on the 27th of feb I would be really greatful! but I dont think that is going to happen!
I have been on two trains where there was both single-level and Superliner equipment. One was back when, for a short time, the Capitol Limited carried through cars from the Three Rivers (it was after the Broadway Ltd. had been suspended), and also after the "new" Three Rivers was made a New York-Pittsburgh train, requiring all to change between the Three Rivers and Capitol Limited at PGH. Because so many complained about the overnight layover and forced transfer, they began running single-level through cars from the Three Rivers to/from Philadelphia & New York on the rear of the Capitol Limited. The sections were joined by a Transition sleeper, which gave us Three Rivers passengers full access to the Superliner diner and lounge, albeit having to use a spiral staircase on the Transition car. I think since it was a Transition car, most likely used as a crew dorm, it did not disturb any revenue passengers.Amtrak can't change the K-Cards equipment to Superliner without also changing the Cardinal to Superliner equipment. Since these two trains run part of their journey combined into one train, they both have to have the same type of equipment. Currently Amtrak does not have enough Superliner equipment to restore both trains to Superliner equipment.
No at that time of the demise of the Palm, the K-Card was still Superliner equipment. Through most of its life the K-Card was Superliner equipment, the problem was that they kept stealing the sleeper from the K-Card during the summer months. The loss of the sleeper left running only with coaches, which never saw all that much business.battalion51 said:Wait now Alan, when the equipment was removed from the Palmetto for the K-Card it was single level, and the Cardinal was still on its Superliner equipment. I believe they were going to use a Hi-Level Trans Coach to transition the two trains.
I think the K-Card still gets an Amfleet lounge car, so one can still buy some food. You just don't get dining car service unless you're riding on a day were the K-Card combines with the Cardinal.Viewliner said:Thats usually how it runs, with no food Service I guess except when it hooks up with the Cardinal in Indy.
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