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It was me.. I let the dogs out... And I don't regret it at all...Whoooooolet the Dogs out!?
Viewliner II - Part 1 - Initial Production and Delivery
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Outstanding, hopefully all the foamers will have cameras and take pics and that Amtrak insiders will let us know of any problems or bugs that arise!
We may be closer to the First Viewliner II going into Revenue service than most of us guessed on Ryan's Poll!
We may be closer to the First Viewliner II going into Revenue service than most of us guessed on Ryan's Poll!
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Do you know of anyone that's going to take pictures? I want to see these new cars, and I'm sure that I'm not the only one.
Amtrak172
Acela150
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I'm sure there will be a few fans out taking pictures. It's not like were not all over the world or anything....
Ryan
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No. Absolutely nobody is going to take pictures.
OlympianHiawatha
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Where exactly are the 3 cars going on Tuesday?
Acela150
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ALB for a week of testing then down to PHL for speed testing. At least that's what was done with the bag.
Acela150
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Yeah they'll take selfies instead...
OlympianHiawatha
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I'm guessing this will be done on Empire Service and NE Corridor Trains?
Acela150
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No. They will run on test trains exclusively on the NEC. Mostly between NYP and WAS with the base of ops being in PHL's Penn Coach Yard. Full commissions will be out of Hialeah, FL.
OlympianHiawatha
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Those should be interesting trains. I would imagine a lot of night running when traffic is light?
Acela150
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Yes. For instance a month ago I was on a very late 66. We were going slow near MIDWAY Interlocking and a test train blew our doors off. Consisted of a cab car, VL II Bag, and an Amcan, with a AEM-7 leading. Only way I could tell was we passed the train at MIDWAY. Keep in mind that most track work on the NEC is performed at night. It's much safer for Track crews and with the amount of trains during the day it would take longer.
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A lot of early afternoon running too. Contrary to popular folklore, the NEC is not that overloaded during late morning and early afternoon either.
neroden
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Apparently there are no photos out yet. You'd expect spies at Elmira to be snapping shots the moment it happens...
Ryan
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You can be assured that there will be pictures all over the place just as soon as the train starts moving.
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Trainorders has pictures (www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?4,3459872), but you have to pay to see them larger than thumbnail size.
The diner has been named Albany.
The sleeper has been named Portage River.
The diner has been named Albany.
The sleeper has been named Portage River.
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They look sharp!
Green Maned Lion
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That they do.
William W.
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How many roomettes are there in the bag dorm? I counted four windows on one side, so I'm assuming eight total. Are they standard roomettes, or modified to save space?
There are 9 roomettes in the bag dorm. We need high rez photos or videos of both sides of the bag dorm. Interior publicity photos would also be useful because the bag dorm is the one type that has not been shown in photos yet.
William W.
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If they have empty rooms, will they be sold as revenue space, as is the case on some trains with trans-dorms? I can imagine this being the case on some trains (such as the Cardinal), or during high-volume times (holidays, etc).
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