Oh yes, totally forgot about the Auto Train. That pretty much takes the cake.
Yep.
When do they switch to the summer consist on the CS?
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I'd argue that point. Generally the Northbound consist is:
What is the difference between a "Deluxe Sleeper" and a "Sleeper"?
The Deluxe sleeper has all bedrooms upstairs, no roomettes. Downstairs is like any other sleeper.
Just had the same question and started THIS thread
Keep in mind that bedrooms used to be called deluxe bedrooms. The roomettes used to be called economy rooms in the superliners . Calling that car a deluxe sleeper would then be because all the rooms at one time were called deluxe.
You are correct Bill.
The Pennsylvanian and Three Rivers used to rival the Auto Train, back when they were followed by a dozen or more express cars and Road Railers. Of course those days are long gone, but going around Horseshoe Curve and being able to look back and see all those cars was pretty cool. (It must be an amazing view to look backwards from the cab of a 100 car freight going around Horseshoe Curve, but I've never seen a photograph taken from that angle!)
The Builder is certainly impressive at 14 cars, but I'm still easily awed by the Crescent (anywhere from 9 to 11 cars). I know it's half the length of what it was forty years ago, but it's still impressive to me. Maybe it's the variety of car types. They don't match the way Superliners do, so it makes the train "more exciting" somehow, even though it's a little shorter.
(Yes, it must be the variety, come to think of it. I get similarly excited when I see SEPTA consists with a mixture of SIIs, SIIIs, and SIVs, or of ex-PRR and ex-RDG together
I contest that. When I rode coach on the AutoTrain the second dining car was only used for seating. Also, I wouldn't glorify the crap they served me as being "cooked" or even "food".
