west point
Engineer
IMHO 25 additional sleepers is not enough. The present bookings on Silver trains seems to indicate both could use up to 8 cars as sleepers. Also one or two 48 seat BC cars as well.
To restore the listed trains would probably take in addition to the present CAF order would be 50 additional sleepers, same number of 48 seat BC cars and 124 - 140 additional single level coaches.
WE can figure about 25 cars to add one car to each of the single level trains. That include maintenance reserves higher during slack periods. BTW there may not be a slack season after New Years day due the snowbirds fleeing the northern states ?
To restore the listed trains would probably take in addition to the present CAF order would be 50 additional sleepers, same number of 48 seat BC cars and 124 - 140 additional single level coaches.
WE can figure about 25 cars to add one car to each of the single level trains. That include maintenance reserves higher during slack periods. BTW there may not be a slack season after New Years day due the snowbirds fleeing the northern states ?
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