Replying to Viewliner Diner

Yes it was on 97. Here it is. The Meteor was leaving and I didn't realize it until I saw it. Nice though.

Rumor has it that the 8400 will be deadheading to HIA on tomorrow's 97.

It did indeed arrive Hialeah on the tail end of #97 on 03/05... behind the bag car.

Looking at these, it would kinda look like a Viewliner Sleeper.
Which year was 8400 built? Pictures of it in Phase III?

The diner was originally built in 1988 by Amtrak's Beech Grove shops. However it looked nothing like it does today. Basically the car was stripped down to the shell and totally redone over the last 2 years, before returning to service last fall.

There are 4 photos of 8400 as it looked originally, 3 outside and 1 inside that you can link to from this site. Roll down the list a bit till you find 8400.

That site was started by Viewliner, a member here who sadly hasn't been around now in several years. And while the site hasn't been updated either in years, there is still a wealth of good info on the Viewliners to be had there.

Rumor has it that the 8400 will be deadheading to HIA on tomorrow's 97.

An extreme thanks for the heads up!

Confirmed. 8400 is the last car of the train. Behind the Bag.

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Looking at these, it would kinda look like a Viewliner Sleeper.
Which year was 8400 built? Pictures of it in Phase III?

There are numerous photos of me here! (with the pony tail, wearing blue/green stripes)

Rumor has it that the 8400 will be deadheading to HIA on tomorrow's 97.

An extreme thanks for the heads up!

does anyone have any pics of the diner looking towards the kitchen? I've seen a handful of interior pics, but none show the other direction.

peter

that diner is super cool..thanks for the pic!