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So looking at this slideshow...I think it's kinda safe to say that these cars will more than likely go to the Northern California Routes...since Pacific Surfliners offer Pacific Business Class and the Caltrans cars do not have any business class cars. Unless they plan to do away with business...

Also, I think the 8400 is out of service. Nick

Single level cars will go to Nor Cal routes, Nor Cal bilevels will go to Surfline. Why? CAHSR will have high or higher level platforms (40”) that likely won’t be compatible with bilevel cars. So technically yes, there will be no problem running bilevels on CAHSR, there will be problems getting...

Im not awarding it to Siemens unilaterally, but commonality of spare parts, a running production line, two quality products out there already in Amtrak service. Oh by the way the Siemens cars are the same shape as Viewliners or close to it (not that it matters). I merely suggest Siemens has some...

I very much doubt anyone will stand a chance against Siemens for new single level cars. They have a production line up and running, with several hundred standing orders and options. No one else has that right now for single level intercity cars. Nick

Mady and Monty have left the building. Nick

If Madison and Montgomery are coming, that would be...

Let’s ask this question then, if the train were going track speed, 79MPH about to slow for a speed restriction, and it struck something, could that impact have somehow prevent the brakes from engaging? Usually when damage to the brake system occurs, pressure drops, brakes go on, train stops. The...

I once said to my tenth grade history teacher. Joseph "Red Scare" McCarthy was a Senator from Wisconsin right? He shrugged his shoulders, no clue. I was right. He had no idea. We did have a few history teachers who were only history teachers, we also had a few who were coaches who really knew...

Overspeed in a corner with a Talgo train, my first though was of Compostela. There are definitely similarities between the derailments, and I think the probability of an overspeed derailment is absolutely growing. Was there PTC? If so why did it fail to prevent this derailment? Also the original...

They have been doing testing for close to a year. Still haven't heard if PTC was in place and in service. Train was a Talgo Serie 6 USA transit, which has short cars like those seen, the cars did not break in half (as far as the photos I have seen anyway). Nick

I have heard people say there was a charger leading, and that its somewhere on the other side of the bridge. Nick

I don't think this train was supposed to be where it was. I think it was to go around a sweeping right hand curve just north of there, but someone left a switch open. Train was on correct alignment, using Google Earth I found a different bridge with similar topography and graffiti, but it was...

I think we have seen as high as seven of eight. I know at one point from a friend that there were only two heritage diners active, but then that number went back up to at least four or five. Nick

Actually it was a Facebook report on the NEC group, there was an inaccuracy, the car went west on 29, not 49. Nick

Some good news, bad news. Atlanta is out and about, specifically on the Lake Shore Limited. No it is not in service, it's deadheading for the big NARP event in Chicago this weekend where it will be displayed. Nick

Come on Thirdrail 7, by the book... Nick

I will rerail this topic, I have heard of or seen eye witness accounts of Indianapolis, Charleston, and Columbia being in service. Additionally I have heard at least Boston, Baton Rouge, and Augusta are also currently in service, we may be close to seeing enough VDs (I know, terrible...

Albany was like a preproduction prototype, it was sent to Amtrak for them to examine and recommend changes. It will likely be the last diner delivered, because in essence CAF has to tear it apart and incorporate all the changes as they put it back together. Nick

On trainorders there are photos of two SM consists being stored in Philly until the Meteor starts running again. Augusta and Boston are in these two consists as the dining car "of record." Cheers, Nick