Does the Lake Shore Limited u-turn leaving Chicago?

[lrklrk]

Hey there, I will be taking the Lake Shore Limited from CHI to NYP in a few weeks.

Hoping to keep track of which side I'll be on while going down the Hudson River. Will the train leave Chicago "facing forward" (i.e., West-Facing side of train in Chicago is South-Facing in Cleveland, and then is West-Facing again on the Hudson River)?

Or does it need to turn around?

 

[OBS]

No u turn..

 

[zephyr17]

Hey there, I will be taking the Lake Shore Limited from CHI to NYP in a few weeks.

Hoping to keep track of which side I'll be on while going down the Hudson River. Will the train leave Chicago "facing forward" (i.e., West-Facing side of train in Chicago is South-Facing in Cleveland, and then is West-Facing again on the Hudson River)?

Or does it need to turn around?

The Lake Shore is not operated push-pull. The consist is turned at both ends, wyed in Chicago and turned on Sunnyside's loop in New York.

It always faces "forward" whatever that means.

 

[lrklrk]

The Lake Shore is not operated push-pull. The consist is turned at both ends, wyed in Chicago and turned on Sunnyside's loop in New York.

It always faces "forward" whatever that means.

Thanks, this is helpful.

Should I expect it to be wyed in Chicago before I board, or after? (I.e., after I board, will the train "turn around"?)

 

[OBS]

Before

 

[Big Iron]

The bedrooms and odd numbered roomettes will be on the Hudson side Eastbound, Train 48.

 

[lrklrk]

Thank you both!

 

[zephyr17]

Thanks, this is helpful.

Should I expect it to be wyed in Chicago before I board, or after? (I.e., after I board, will the train "turn around"?)

They wye it as part of servicing before spotting it on the platform.