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Is there a link here to Viewliner II designs?
Thanks for any info.
Thanks for any info.
Since Amtrak actually owns those designs, they might well be able to deny providing them as it could be considered proprietary info that could hurt the company.You can always submit a FOIA request for them.
Freedom of Information Act. I doubt that the details and drawings of an Amtrak owned design being built under a contract by CAF would be subject to FOIA. We will get pictures and renderings of the new cars from CAF when Amtrak is ready to release them, most likely when the 4 initial units being delivered to Amtrak for testing are ready for a public roll-out. We know know what the diners are going to look like.What is a FOIA?
?Oh, cm'on. Unless there are lobotomies in any of our histories there's no reason why anyone with computer graphics on AU can't use a llittle imagination with what they'll be like, what they can become.
Gotta love life, live life, now. Bang your drum and sing your song now.
Alright, thanks.FOIA= Freedom of Information ActIt's a federal law that compells most agencies (including Amtrak) to disclose information and documents controlled by the United States government.
Someone could in theory request the Viewliner designs and Amtrak would need to disclose them (unless it falls under one of the few exemptions. There's got to be some plans lying around that Amtrak sent to CAF.
It just takes someone with someone with some knowledge of the law to write up the request.
We've focused so much on the removal of the toilet, I have forgotten if the sink is being removed too. Is it?The Roomettes will see the removal of the toilet from the room.
That's one thing that I'm uncertain of. Sorry!We've focused so much on the removal of the toilet, I have forgotten if the sink is being removed too. Is it?The Roomettes will see the removal of the toilet from the room.
GOOGLE!What is a FOIA?
Look it up in a dictionary or an encyclopedia.What is a GOOGLE!?
The second restroom gives the car attendant a place to store luggage. Wanna bet?Glad to read that there will be two restrooms.
The initial process actually requires no legal knowledge beyond understanding what FOIA can be used to request, which Amtrak helpfully describes here, along with the process for submitting a request: http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/ContentServer?c=Page&pagename=am%2FLayout&cid=1241267362261. The FOIA Handbook, and Instructions for Submitting an FOIA Request are two helpful reads that outline the process.It just takes someone with someone with some knowledge of the law to write up the request.
Food Prep Guides for the LDs (as a bigger part of my project). I learned just this month that each LD has a unique guide to it, making my FOIA requests that much more tedious now, as I have to request each one individually instead of one comprehensive service manual.Concur, I've found them pretty excellent.
What info are you requesting, it sounds interesting...
We aren't sure about that. The photos we've seen of carshells look suspiciously as if Amtrak may have decided to go with more baggage space and fewer rooms. (Though it's also possible that some of the dorm rooms will have no windows, I guess.) That's actually a tough call, given that there is high demand for both rooms and baggage space.The new bag/dorms will see a little more than half the car given over to the crew dorm, the rest to baggage. There should be 7 shelving units to help organize and stack the bags, along with a bike rack in the baggage area. The other half has 9 roomettes, 1 shower, and 2 public restrooms.
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