Anyone Traveling California Zephyr in new Winter Consist
- Thread starter Tennessee Traveler
- Start date
Help Support Amtrak Unlimited Discussion Forum:
- Status
Tennessee Traveler
Conductor
Sorry, I tried to post a different quote and this came up. I don't know how to delete.
Last edited by a moderator:
Tennessee Traveler
Conductor
Apparently, this is a "premature" announcement. As of March 1 passing through Agency, Iowa per YOUTUBE videos the consists remains 2 motors, baggage, coach/baggage, coach SSL, Diner, and 2 sleepers. This is the "winter consist" same as I rode on January 24. Here is the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHqsHYH0c10 This would be the 6(28) passing through Agency Iowa March 1.
The train that came through Iowa on March 1 was #6(27). #6(28) did have the transition dormitory back when it came though yesterday, just a bit behind the smoking section.
KmH
Engineer
The #6 (28) still had a Coach/Baggage car behind theTransition dorm.
OlympianHiawatha
Engineer
It looks like Engine 165 is a solid candidate for a stack fire unless it gets shopped SOON!
Agree!
Last week we had the 165 as the second engine travelling west from CHI to SFC, when on a platform and the wind in the wrong direction it was horrible. Didn't go any further forward than the viewing car and have to write there was no hint of diesel inside.
Last week we had the 165 as the second engine travelling west from CHI to SFC, when on a platform and the wind in the wrong direction it was horrible. Didn't go any further forward than the viewing car and have to write there was no hint of diesel inside.
Is the baggage area in the coach/baggage not big enough to handle the baggage from only 3 revenue cars? With all I've heard about the heritage bags falling to pieces if you look at them funny, I'd think that they'd take this opportunity to ditch the baggage car if they possibly could.
KmH
Engineer
I wonder if use of the coach/baggage car is more about rotating regular coach cars through the shop for maintenance than for actually hauling baggage.
I also wonder if part of the reason the Heritage baggage car is still there is to provide a noise/diesel fumes buffer zone between the locos and the revenue cars.
I wonder if the same logic is part of the reason for the location of the Transition sleeper in the consist.
I also wonder if part of the reason the Heritage baggage car is still there is to provide a noise/diesel fumes buffer zone between the locos and the revenue cars.
I wonder if the same logic is part of the reason for the location of the Transition sleeper in the consist.
Tennessee Traveler
Conductor
The Heritage baggage cars have not been used for "baggage" at all during the Winter consist time. All baggage has been hauled in the coach baggage car. Initially, the Winter consist was to be minus the baggage car and the transition crew dorm car but apparently it was decided to use the baggage car as a "separator".
- Status
