Hanno
OBS Chief
Does the CS use the same tracks as the Cascade? Is there a sightseer lounge?
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Great! Looking forward to the trip already!The private lounge zepherdude referenced is called the Pacific Parlour Car. It is an ex-Santa Fe Hi-Level converted into a sleeper-class only lounge. On the bottom, there are chairs and a screen for two daily movies, and extra diner seating, more comfy lounge seating, and a full-service bar. This is the only train on Amtrak to have a sleeper-only lounge
Great! Looking forward to the trip already!The private lounge zepherdude referenced is called the Pacific Parlour Car. It is an ex-Santa Fe Hi-Level converted into a sleeper-class only lounge. On the bottom, there are chairs and a screen for two daily movies, and extra diner seating, more comfy lounge seating, and a full-service bar. This is the only train on Amtrak to have a sleeper-only lounge
I'm not so sure about a diner/lounge (CCC) being substituted. Although they could replace it with another diner or another Sightseer, I doubt a CCC would be put on. No trains that run into either Seattle or LA have CCCsIf a "Parlour" car is bad-ordered, it is typically replaced by another Sightseer or a diner/lounge.
For a short while, I believe a CCC was the most common replacement. Whether that car came from SEA or LAX, I don't know. Wherever said car came from, it was likely positioned there as a protect diner.I'm not so sure about a diner/lounge (CCC) being substituted. Although they could replace it with another diner or another Sightseer, I doubt a CCC would be put on. No trains that run into either Seattle or LA have CCCsIf a "Parlour" car is bad-ordered, it is typically replaced by another Sightseer or a diner/lounge.
Last year, February??, 14 was leaving two hours late due to track work - similar to what's happening this month. We boarded, got into our bedroom, and were sitting in the diner before the train pulled out of the station. I presume it it would be the same this year.I'm traveling from LAX to San Jose later this month on the CS, with the two hour delayed departure out of LAX, sometime around 12:!5pm, is it fair to assume that lunch will be served on board? I'm guessing "yes".
Kind of a dilemma though, as I plan on eating a lunch at Philippe's too.
Man, were the AU posters correct about this place for having the best French Dip in the world. It's one of the few places I'd go way out of my way for to eat a meal. One other on the opposite coast that comes to mind is Ferraro's Italian Restaurant, in Westfield, NY. Although a fire burned the place down last year, they are operating at a sister location in Summit, NJ.
This pretty much describes my same experience on the CS about 2 years ago with a substituted CCC. Since we had an ocean-facing roometteThe first trip I took on the CS, three years ago, a CCC was substituted for the PPC. It was disappointing, of course, but the flip side was that very few passengers used it. I practically had the car to myself.
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