Viewliner on Sunset Ltd

[MiniMax]

I recently took the Sunset Ltd from LA to Houston and was disappointed to find that there was no View Liner car. In its place was a regular dining car with the table cloths removed and a snack bar in the middle. I haven't been riding the trains much recently. Are view liner cars on other trains?

 

[TinCan782]

Do you mean a "Sightseer Lounge"? Probably came up short and a diner was substituted for that train.

 

[greatcats]

Viewliner cars are single level cars used strictly east of Chicago and New Orleans. At present in operation there are only sleeping cars, with more on order to include different types of equipment. They are under construction, but not in operation. The sleeping cars currently in use have been around for many years. It would be highly unusual to find one of these coupled to a double decker Superliner train. You were referring to the Sightseer Lounge, as the previous poster answered,

 

[Bob Dylan]

I recently took the Sunset Ltd from LA to Houston and was disappointed to find that there was no View Liner car. In its place was a regular dining car with the table cloths removed and a snack bar in the middle. I haven't been riding the trains much recently. Are view liner cars on other trains?

This is a Car called a Cross Country Cafe (CCC) that was a Diner that was Converted Stupidly and @ Great Cost by Amtrak to Serve as a Combination Diner and Sightseer Lounge Car! They are used Regularly as Diners on the Texas Eagle and City of New Orleans Routes (Run Through Equipment) and when a Diner or Sightseer Lounge Car that Are Normally on the Sunset Ltd. Route) is Bad Ordered or There Is a Shortage of Equipment Due to Inspections, Wrecks etc. They are used as A Substitute Car.! Most Passengers and Train Staff Don't Like having to Ride and Work in Them!

 

[MiniMax]

Oops. Right, I meant "Sightseer Lounge." Are Sightseer Lounges still used on the Sunset Limited?

 

[Bob Dylan]

Oops. Right, I meant "Sightseer Lounge." Are Sightseer Lounges still used on the Sunset Limited?

Yep, on All Superliner Equipped LD Trains!!!

 

[ALC Rail Writer]

Oops. Right, I meant "Sightseer Lounge." Are Sightseer Lounges still used on the Sunset Limited?

Yep, on All Superliner Equipped LD Trains!!!

Wasnt't the CONO or TE not running with them for awhile?

In any event OP, what you probably had was a Cross County Cafe, a modified diner car, with a snack bar in the middle.

 

[prnole]

The last 3 Sunset Ltd's I took NOLA to LAUS in the past 12 months had Sighteseer Lounge cars. Only trouble I had was the number f people lying down across several seats and sleeping (or pretending to be asleep), One ride even had an elderly woman surrounded by lots of bags using a crock pot, I assume, to prepare her meal.

Fortunately I had a sleeper bedroom and really didn't need the Sightseer (except to se what it looked like after 15 years not being in one).