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Like the P-42 that can be seen in WWII era Pearl Harbor.Topic Summary
battalion51
Posted 01 December 2006 - 11:20 AM
Ah faults most people won't pick up on. Like the P-42 that can be seen in WWII era Pearl Harbor.
Like the P-42 that can be seen in WWII era Pearl Harbor.GG-1
Posted 01 December 2006 - 03:58 AM
jimmyneoncom, on Thu, Nov 30, 2006, 12:19 AM, said:
Regarding my November 19th posting referencing the ending of the movie "The Italian Job", as I have not received notice of any posts answering my question: "What wonderful thing happens at the end of the movie 'The Italian Job' movie?"....I will now tell you:
The end of "The Italian Job" presents our now rich and successful heroes celebrating in the most exotic place they can apparently think of: The PARLOUR CAR of the COAST STARLIGHT!
So if anyone whats to see what it looks like, as if you didn't already know, then rent the movie and not only will you see wonderful coverage of it's interior, the film ends on a long shot of the parlour car's exterior!
I can't believe no one but myself noticed this. It's a great way to let your friends know about the best things Amtrak has (or had) to offer. - Jimmy Neon
The end of "The Italian Job" presents our now rich and successful heroes celebrating in the most exotic place they can apparently think of: The PARLOUR CAR of the COAST STARLIGHT!
So if anyone whats to see what it looks like, as if you didn't already know, then rent the movie and not only will you see wonderful coverage of it's interior, the film ends on a long shot of the parlour car's exterior!
I can't believe no one but myself noticed this. It's a great way to let your friends know about the best things Amtrak has (or had) to offer. - Jimmy Neon
Aloha
Trying again, must have pushed the wrong ?? There was some prior thread about this film. As I remember the interior seen is of a still Parlour car. Moving shot is of a sightseer car, someplace other than LAUS
Check out the windows of the Parlour car
first the interior
then the exterior
And the Sightseer car
jimmyneoncom
Posted 30 November 2006 - 05:19 AM
Regarding my November 19th posting referencing the ending of the movie "The Italian Job", as I have not received notice of any posts answering my question: "What wonderful thing happens at the end of the movie 'The Italian Job' movie?"....I will now tell you:
The end of "The Italian Job" presents our now rich and successful heros celebrating in the most exotic place they can apparently think of: The PARLOUR CAR of the COAST STARLIGHT!
So if anyone whats to see what it looks like, as if you didn't already know, then rent the movie and not only will you see wonderful coverage of it's interior, the film ends on a long shot of the parlour car's exterior!
I can't believe no one but myself noticed this. It's a great way to let your friends know about the best things Amtrak has (or had) to offer. - Jimmy Neon
The end of "The Italian Job" presents our now rich and successful heros celebrating in the most exotic place they can apparently think of: The PARLOUR CAR of the COAST STARLIGHT!
So if anyone whats to see what it looks like, as if you didn't already know, then rent the movie and not only will you see wonderful coverage of it's interior, the film ends on a long shot of the parlour car's exterior!
I can't believe no one but myself noticed this. It's a great way to let your friends know about the best things Amtrak has (or had) to offer. - Jimmy Neon
jimmyneoncom
Posted 24 November 2006 - 12:38 AM
Speaking of the Coast Starlight: how many of you know what happened during the last scene of the movie "The Italian Job" (the latest version of the movie)?
Just wonderful.
That's what the Parlour cars are -- converted ATSF cars. No other type of car is called "Parlour".
Just wonderful.
Anthony, on Sun, Nov 19, 2006, 06:59 PM, said:
BillVas, on Sun, Nov 19, 2006, 09:50 AM, said:
Was Amtrak still using those ATSF cars that they had changed into Parlour cars??? They were great to ride in for wine tasting but I did not find it fun to stay there during the trip.
Bill
Bill
That's what the Parlour cars are -- converted ATSF cars. No other type of car is called "Parlour".
Anthony
Posted 19 November 2006 - 08:59 PM
BillVas, on Sun, Nov 19, 2006, 09:50 AM, said:
Was Amtrak still using those ATSF cars that they had changed into Parlour cars??? They were great to ride in for wine tasting but I did not find it fun to stay there during the trip.
Bill
Bill
That's what the Parlour cars are -- converted ATSF cars. No other type of car is called "Parlour".
AlanB
Posted 19 November 2006 - 04:46 PM
jimmyneoncom, on Sun, Nov 19, 2006, 04:32 PM, said:
Would someone please tell the uninformed among us what words like "consist" and "bad ordered cars" mean, please? I won't even go into all of the abbreviations and strings of letters...thank you.
The consist refers to the cars used to form the train that is running that day. Think of it as "the train consists of those particular cars."
PPC = Pacific Parlour Car.
CS = Coast Starlight
BG = Beech Grove (Amtrak's heavy repair/maintenance facility, located in Indiana near Indianapolis)
You won't find everything on the list, but definitions for many of the RR terms that we use around here can be found at Trains.com.
battalion51
Posted 19 November 2006 - 04:41 PM
Even though bad ordered isn't on there, check out the unofficial Railroad Dictionary. Bad Ordered means there is a significant component of the car that is not functioning, i.e. A/C, plumbing, electrical, etc., therefore the car must be cut until the necessary repairs can be made.
jimmyneoncom
Posted 19 November 2006 - 04:32 PM
Would someone please tell the uninformed among us what words like "consist" and "bad ordered cars" mean, please? I won't even go into all of the abbreviations and strings of letters...thank you.
Last I saw from status reports posted on the net, that "spare" is really a bad ordered car. Which is why not every consist actually runs with a PPC. In fact back on the first page of this topic in post #5 JcCollins posted a status update of the 5 PPC's. It's about a month old now, so it's possible that at least one of the bad ordered cars is back in service, but that still doesn't leave any extra's floating around.
AlanB, on Sun, Nov 19, 2006, 10:02 AM, said:
TransAtlantic, on Sun, Nov 19, 2006, 11:44 AM, said:
If you check the 8th St. yard on any given day, you can see a "spare" sitting there, ready to go (perhaps a leftover from recent difficulties, and the need to have an extra consist in case of severe delays)
Last I saw from status reports posted on the net, that "spare" is really a bad ordered car. Which is why not every consist actually runs with a PPC. In fact back on the first page of this topic in post #5 JcCollins posted a status update of the 5 PPC's. It's about a month old now, so it's possible that at least one of the bad ordered cars is back in service, but that still doesn't leave any extra's floating around.
AlanB
Posted 19 November 2006 - 12:02 PM
TransAtlantic, on Sun, Nov 19, 2006, 11:44 AM, said:
If you check the 8th St. yard on any given day, you can see a "spare" sitting there, ready to go (perhaps a leftover from recent difficulties, and the need to have an extra consist in case of severe delays)
Last I saw from status reports posted on the net, that "spare" is really a bad ordered car. Which is why not every consist actually runs with a PPC. In fact back on the first page of this topic in post #5 JcCollins posted a status update of the 5 PPC's. It's about a month old now, so it's possible that at least one of the bad ordered cars is back in service, but that still doesn't leave any extra's floating around.
TransAtlantic
Posted 19 November 2006 - 11:44 AM
If you check the 8th St. yard on any given day, you can see a "spare" sitting there, ready to go (perhaps a leftover from recent difficulties, and the need to have an extra consist in case of severe delays)