Graffiti on Dormitory Car

Back on Wednesday, I saw something I hadn't seen on a passenger train before; graffiti spray-painted on one of the cars. As Amtrak #6(25) was coming through Agency, Iowa, I noticed a sleeping car was substituting for the transition dormitory car behind the baggage car. This happens from time to time, so I was surprised when the last car was a trans dorm with graffiti spray-painted on its side. This is the same California Zephyr set that went west as #5(22). I happened to have have posted a video of it back here. You can see can see that trans dorm AMTK 39008 was being used in its usual spot, and that it didn't have graffiti on that side. Does the fact they moved it to the end of #6 mean something more happened to than getting spray-painted?

You can be sure this happened in LA and that should be a sign to Amtrak they need to tighten Yard Security. Unless something worse was done to the car by the attackers, I'm surprised it is on the Deadhead.

I doubt very much that it happened in LA - since #5 and #6 run from CHI to EMY!

the_traveler said:

I doubt very much that it happened in LA - since #5 and #6 run from CHI to EMY!

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Then probably happened at Oakland.

You are all off the mark and your speculation about yard security is unwarranted. The car developed issues while it was on 5(22) and was set out west of Denver, where it remained until the train you're looking at picked it up and taxied it back to CHI for further repairs.

The car never made it to EMY, OAK, or any other place mentioned. It was left on a siding in the flyover country.

I read on the internet that it happened in LA, that can't be true.

Flyover country? You must mean the Heartland of America.™ The all seeing all knowing moral authority on everything.

AmtrakBlue said:

the_traveler said:

I doubt very much that it happened in LA - since #5 and #6 run from CHI to EMY!

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Then probably happened at Oakland.

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You're right! I had the Southwest Chief on mind as I was reading several posts about it.

At least Amtrak will remove the graffiti, as opposed to all the vandalized freight cars across the nation,