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Now that I have the current consists for the single-level long-distance trains, it's time for the Superliner trains. I've seen both the Cali Zephyr and SW Chief within the past week, but I can't for the life of me remember what their consists were. What are the consists for the following trains? (And which cars are Superliner I and which are II, at least on a semi-regular basis?)

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California Zephyr

Capitol Limited

City of New Orleans

Coast Starlight

Empire Builder

Southwest Chief

Sunset Limited

Texas Eagle
 
The California Zephyr consist:

- Locomotive

- Locomotive

- Baggage

- TransDorm/Passenger Sleeper

- Sleeper

- Sleeper

- Diner

- Sightseer/Lounge Car

- Coach

- Coach

- Coach

This was the winter consist last October.

The Coast Starlight consist-

Locomotive

Locomotive

Baggage

TransDorm

Sleeper (added during peak seasons)

Sleeper

Sleeper

Parlor Car

Diner

Sightseer/Lounge Car

Coach

Coach/Arcade

Coach

Coach (added during peak seasons)
 
Southwest Chief (on it now)

Locomotive

Locomotive

Bag

Transdorm

Sleeper

Sleeper

Diner

Lounge

Coach

Coach

Empire Builder:

Locomotive

Locomotive

Bag

Transdorm

Sleeper

Sleeper

Diner

SEA Coach

SEA Coach

-------PDX SECTION-------

Lounge

Coach

Coach/Bag

Sleeper
 
Eagles/CONO (when run through it's the same train set)

Loco

TransDorm

Sleeper(#421/#422 on 3 LAX connections in SAS with Sunset Ltd/#21/#22 on other 4 days)

CCC(dinerlounge)

Sightseer Lounge(most days/sometimes a second CCC )

2-3coaches (including 1 coach baggage/no bag car on this train)*coach from STL-CHI is #322/CHI-STL#321**

(when there is no sightseer lounge on the CONO they add a deadhead coach for a silly axle rule by the host RR)
 
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Sunset Limited

Locomotive

Locomotive

Baggage

Transdorm

Sleeper

Sleeper

Diner

Sightseer Lounge

Coach

Coach

Coach (Texas Eagle)

Sleeper (Texas Eagle)
 
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