Does the Lake Shore Limited u-turn leaving Chicago?

[WWW]

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.

FWIW
Ah - er the locomotive aka engine will always be in the front of the train - except at Union Station briefly backing the empty consist
into whatever track in assigned for departure.
Upon arrival at Union Station the locomotive should be first into the station and after passengers are unloaded the consist can
be WYED (better timely operation for the customer) Wying the train before arrival defeats customer service - think delays !!!

 

[zephyr17]

FWIW
Ah - er the locomotive aka engine will always be in the front of the train - except at Union Station briefly backing the empty consist
into whatever track in assigned for departure.
Upon arrival at Union Station the locomotive should be first into the station and after passengers are unloaded the consist can
be WYED (better timely operation for the customer) Wying the train before arrival defeats customer service - think delays !!!

Never said it was wyed as part of the arrival. I know it is done as part of servicing/turning the train.

Every time I've ridden the Lake Shore the train pulled straight in to CUS.

 

[MARC Rider]

Never said it was wyed as part of the arrival. I know it is done as part of servicing/turning the train.

Back about 20 years ago, they used to wye the Capitol Limited as part of the arrival process.

 

[railiner]

Back about 20 years ago, they used to wye the Capitol Limited as part of the arrival process.

IIRC, they used to wye most of the arrivals, unless they were running late.