Lake is a unique case, it also carries a full bag into NYP.
Sorry. We had a very authoritative post here, by someone who really knows stuff I mean, that Amtrak had decided it couldn't risk the Cardinal on the On Time Performance of its host railroad. So it will go daily, or NOT, alas, as a four train-set train.I was under the impression that if the Card went daily it would need 4 sets, perhaps I'm wrong on that. I believe it is 2 in the present 3 day a week form.The 2010 Cardinal PIP says that only 3 train sets are needed for a daily Cardinal.The present schedule is very inefficient for equipment use. Notwithstanding maintenance needs, you could operate with three sets for a daily service.I was under the impression that if the Card went daily it would need 4 sets, perhaps I'm wrong on that. I believe it is 2 in the present 3 day a week form.
I can imagine one would be put off at the next stop by the conductor if caught inside of a baggage car.The baggage car on the rear of the Crescent, was pretty empty.....the whole way. I would think the half baggage/dorm cars would be much better utilized. Maybe its more full at other times. Heck, they could turn half the business class car into a baggage car, it only had 4-8 people it in the whole way too. I spent a lot of time in there, to get out of the roomette for a while.
And, I can neither confirm, nor deny, the baggage car was wide open and accessible en route, and an unlocked rear door, when open is vastly superior to the regular "railfan window".......
If they were lucky...remember that unlocked rear door...I can imagine one would be put off at the next stop by the conductor if caught inside of a baggage car.The baggage car on the rear of the Crescent, was pretty empty.....the whole way. I would think the half baggage/dorm cars would be much better utilized. Maybe its more full at other times. Heck, they could turn half the business class car into a baggage car, it only had 4-8 people it in the whole way too. I spent a lot of time in there, to get out of the roomette for a while.
And, I can neither confirm, nor deny, the baggage car was wide open and accessible en route, and an unlocked rear door, when open is vastly superior to the regular "railfan window".......
This.If they were lucky...remember that unlocked rear door...I can imagine one would be put off at the next stop by the conductor if caught inside of a baggage car.The baggage car on the rear of the Crescent, was pretty empty.....the whole way. I would think the half baggage/dorm cars would be much better utilized. Maybe its more full at other times. Heck, they could turn half the business class car into a baggage car, it only had 4-8 people it in the whole way too. I spent a lot of time in there, to get out of the roomette for a while.
And, I can neither confirm, nor deny, the baggage car was wide open and accessible en route, and an unlocked rear door, when open is vastly superior to the regular "railfan window".......
I was just wondering IF all passengers on a given single-level train WERE able to check their bags, how full a bag car would be.
If they were lucky...remember that unlocked rear door...I can imagine one would be put off at the next stop by the conductor if caught inside of a baggage car.The baggage car on the rear of the Crescent, was pretty empty.....the whole way. I would think the half baggage/dorm cars would be much better utilized. Maybe its more full at other times. Heck, they could turn half the business class car into a baggage car, it only had 4-8 people it in the whole way too. I spent a lot of time in there, to get out of the roomette for a while.
And, I can neither confirm, nor deny, the baggage car was wide open and accessible en route, and an unlocked rear door, when open is vastly superior to the regular "railfan window".......
I've seen some pretty heavy baggage loads, including two luggage trolleys of luggage loaded and three luggage trolleys of luggage taken off at Syracuse (during June, IIRC). Using the shelves to their full capacity that takes up a bit less than half a car, but that is for Syracuse alone. But of course the LSL has *two* baggage cars, so they still end up being half-full.ONCE, as in literally one exact time, I saw one loaded that much. It was the westbound Capitol Limited a couple days before Christmas in 2013 or 2014 at Pittsburgh. There was quite a mighty pile inside that car.I've seen plenty of baggage cars with the door open, and I have never, ever seen one that even looked remotely full. But assuming that it gets really crazy I'd think it could accommodate all passengers' bags should they start stacking them like on the cargo hold of a plane.
Every other time on every other train that I've seen inside the baggage car from the platform was more like "here's a suitcase bouncing around on its lonesome."
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