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Upto January 31st actually. Diner is supposed to be restored Feb 1 AFAICT.The "test" only goes to December.
Upto January 31st actually. Diner is supposed to be restored Feb 1 AFAICT.The "test" only goes to December.
I don't think they can just push out a new diner just like that.OTOH, if no new Diners are in service by then, the date might get pushed back, if they have still been avoiding doing major overhaul on the old Diners as they come due, in the fond hope of having the new Diners online. Only time will tell.
Isn't that how this whole thing started in the first place? "Hello Mr. & Mrs Passenger, your sleeper fare no longer comes with any meals, welcome aboard the Silver Budget Express."Or maybe the 'experiment' will be deemed a 'success,' and extended, though it doesn't seem that way with what City of Miami found. OTOH, if Amtrak were to extend the experiment with short notice, it would hardly be the first time they pulled a stunt like knowing well in advance they can't deliver what they have sold.
Well, they have already used the VL I Diner Indianapolis several times on the Silvers. Since they were able to do that I have problem understanding why it would be so difficult to use VL II Diners, which are more or less identical to the VL I prototype as far as the Dines OBS equipment is concerned. Maybe I am missing something?I don't think they can just push out a new diner just like that.OTOH, if no new Diners are in service by then, the date might get pushed back, if they have still been avoiding doing major overhaul on the old Diners as they come due, in the fond hope of having the new Diners online. Only time will tell.
The staff will need to familiarized and trained on the new car etc. All this takes time.
That or maybe an Inspection or Executive Car?The window ahead of the forward door makes me think a cab car deadheading somewhere.
This was the menu on the Pennsylvanian last week. I thought something was different from the last time I rode it....The cafe car menu on the Silver Star has been altered to offer more choices. I think it is closer to the NEC menu.
Well, the underfloor equipment will be different from the V I, but the same as the baggage car... training really should go quick...Well, they have already used the VL I Diner Indianapolis several times on the Silvers. Since they were able to do that I have problem understanding why it would be so difficult to use VL II Diners, which are more or less identical to the VL I prototype as far as the Dines OBS equipment is concerned. Maybe I am missing something?I don't think they can just push out a new diner just like that.OTOH, if no new Diners are in service by then, the date might get pushed back, if they have still been avoiding doing major overhaul on the old Diners as they come due, in the fond hope of having the new Diners online. Only time will tell.
The staff will need to familiarized and trained on the new car etc. All this takes time.
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