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OK, Google is my friend:I've been wondering about the Ringling equipment. I know the sets are bespoke, but IIRC there were either two or three trains with a ton of cars.
http://www.trainweb.org/carl/CircusTrains/CircusTrainConsist.htm
32 or 33 "coaches" per train -- but although originally coaches, they appear to mostly be converted to sleeping accomodations. I can't find any photos of the interior layout. Each consist has a dining car and a generator car. Not sure what other types.
This may be the largest and best-maintained uniform fleet of historic cars out there; hopefully someone (Iowa Pacific?) can pick it up in one piece and arrange to use it to add capacity to certain Amtrak trains.
OK, I found ONE interior photo:
https://www.fatwallet.com/forums/finance/1270774
Yeah. A private operator should pick these up and operate them as top-end sleepers (similar to the top-end sleepers on the Canadian) on the back of some Amtrak trains. They've been rebuilt recently enough that they'll be in decent shape, and there are *enough of them* to run daily. Even on several trains. If Amtrak would agree to hauling.
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