VentureForth
Engineer
Saw the GrandLuxe in Savannah this afternoon. It'll be parked there until 1 AM or so. I took a look around (with permission from onboard staff) along the exterior. Some of the cars are in a slight state of disrepair. Also, they have a tendency to paint over previous paint instead of doing a thorough sanding and repainting job. A lot of old lettering was still quite visible behind the coach names. AMERICAN ORIENT EXPRESS was visible on the tan strip above the windows of some of the coaches where relief lettering was used instead of decal or painted letters.
Trip continues tonight Southbound. Train departs in the same direction as Northbound Amtrak routes, but will shoot due West for a day of rail travel on its way to Jackson MS.
Actually, I don't know what route it will take out of Savannah. Didn't think the tracks going West out of here were good enough for Class I...
Trip continues tonight Southbound. Train departs in the same direction as Northbound Amtrak routes, but will shoot due West for a day of rail travel on its way to Jackson MS.
Actually, I don't know what route it will take out of Savannah. Didn't think the tracks going West out of here were good enough for Class I...