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As I predicted, the Phase III, in addition to making the consists look worse, also shows dirt and grime more.  Hopefully at some point Amtrak will go back to a standardized Phase IV. https://www.instagram.com/p/BqLJxTVB4tb/ The two English ladies seated on the right were tourists who had...

Are you referring to these? https://www.instagram.com/p/BYgidUhlZWJ/

Gotta love corporate doublespeak. When you have to blatantly lie, it says something about your agenda. Yeah, okay sure, because one reheated option in your 7 Eleven/Wawa quality snack boxes is so much better than the restaurant quality menu you just eliminated! "Amtrak spokesman Jason Abrams...

I assume that they'll add in the "enhanced variable tension" catenary supports where they failed to install constant tension, as seen here in Hamilton. Again, I can't imagine they spent all this money and did all this work for nothing, but then on the other hand, this is Amtrak we're talking...

I was just at Princeton Junction yesterday (actually took a ride from New Brunswick down and back to capture the 'ol Turboliners! ) and it looks like they're doing work on track 3 with constant tension in place on the other tracks already. It's unfortunate to hear of the cost overruns and...

Any chance of (a) getting Anderson out before further damage is done or (b) restoring proper meal service after his reign of terror ends?

Some good floorplan renderings here: https://www.coroflot.com/jmichel/AMTRAK-CAF-VIEWLINER-2-INTERIORS

Shower module. On the Viewliner I sleepers, the shower module has two full windows with the lower one glazed over. On the IIs, the shower location only gets an upper window.

Great...

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Plus the Talgos' tilt capability is actually used to maintain the Cascades schedule.

110 mph between Hudson and Albany, and between Albany and Schenectady. 100 mph from Schenectady west to Pattersonville-Rotterdam Junction, then down to 79 mph.

The cars seem very nice! It may take CAF forever to make 'em, but they seem to be putting out a good product.

Like how the space shuttle was retired with the plan of maybe someday replacing it with something? I guess sending sleeper passengers into the overcrowded Sightseer Lounge is sort of akin to hitching rides on the Russian Soyuz!

I'm hoping for a Super Steel Schenectady revival!