consist

I've been riding the Illinois Zephyr route quite frequently this year, and I wanted some clarification on its current/future consist. It's seems like it's changed throughout the year. I remember previously of being Amfleet/Horizon Coaches with a Business/Cafe. Then it was Venture Coaches with...

Recently I turned up fifty-year old consists for Train 14, the Coast Starlight, at Salem. These show the evolution of Amtrak's fleet on its first big succcess. On Train 11 a couple of days earlier, dinner was served till Klamath Falls to handle the demand. Note that the train was operating...

Short consists aside, I've been wondering how the TE joins with the SL in SAS. Are some of the cars just tacked onto the back of the SL when westbound? and vice versa eastbound? This would make sense considering the lack of traditional dining from CHI to SAS. Just curious and I haven't seen a...