chefrhodes81 said:
hello
I think viewliner is right dont make silver service superliner. In my opinion amtrak should phase out all superliners over the next 30 years and be all viewliner equipped except for highspeed trainsets. Did yall know the double decker California cars were built by Amerrail the builders of the viewliner. Probably for less money California could have bought Viewliner coach cars instead of paying for a totally new car to be designed.
just my take
John
While the Superliners are nice, the idea works, as you have the flexibility to board at high level and low level platform stations. This way equipment could easily be interchanged between any and all routes, and your system has uniformity. The one thing is they need to be built better, i.e. Budd/Pullman Quality, maybe use Temoinsa or Talgo for the job as their equipment does well.
As a compromise, the western routes, (and Eastern Routes once Baltimore and both NY Tunnels can be built with higher clearances) should get some domes, this way the spectacular views aren't lost, and if anything improved with 360 degree Views.
I think these Superliners should not simply be pulled, but rather no more purchases, and let them live their usefulness.
Or at the very least, improve the single level fleet (buy Viewliners!!!) before more Superliners.
To start, we need to buy some more (25-50 additional) Sleepers so that the Eastern Routes have more than enough, and can revive the Silver Palm. Second some Diners (Improved over 8400, i.e. similar in a sense to the Temoinsa Rebuilt Heritages) so we can get a Broadway Limited, and have enough for the Silver Palm. Then move on to Baggage Dorms for the crew, then Coaches, Lounges, Baggage Cars, Deluxe Sleepers, FC Lounges (in that order).
I'd like to hear everyone elses opinions.