Silver Star 92

[tampasteve1]

My wife and I are traveling on the 91 this November. We have a sleeper romette, but my question is, what is the most likely consist from Tampa? I have been in Amfleet coaches, any likelyhood of a Horizon Coach? Also, what do you guys think is the likelihood of the different diner and cafe cars?

Steve

 

[AlanB]

You will not see any Horizon coaches, they don't run on long distance trains at all. Your train will have several Amfleet II coaches, and Amfleet II Diner-Lite car functioning as a cafe car, which is what it started life as in the first place. You'll have a Heritage Dining car, with basically a 50-50 chance of getting a Temoinsa rebuild, with the pastel pinks & greens and starlike ceiling. And then you'll have two Viewliner sleepers.

 

[tampasteve1]

You will not see any Horizon coaches, they don't run on long distance trains at all. Your train will have several Amfleet II coaches, and Amfleet II Diner-Lite car functioning as a cafe car, which is what it started life as in the first place. You'll have a Heritage Dining car, with basically a 50-50 chance of getting a Temoinsa rebuild, with the pastel pinks & greens and starlike ceiling. And then you'll have two Viewliner sleepers.

Thanks for the reply! I was hoping to see a Horizon possibly, I have seen some videos on youtube with them on the Silver service trains. Perhaps that is only north of DC?

Steve

 

[CREW DORM #2524]

Every now and again a Horizon dinette shows up pinch hitting for the lounge car. It's pretty rare but maybe once every 6 months or so.