The Cardinal consist may have changed

[dlagrua]

On this weeks trip on the Crescent, we had dinner with another couple that rode the Cardinal last week. They claimed that the Cardinal now runs two sleeper cars. They said that the ride was pleasant but the "diner lite" food was terrible. Can anyone verfiy the sleeper addition to the CDL consist?

 

[Trogdor]

No. The only way the Cardinal may have run with two sleepers is if one was deadheading.

 

[Acela150]

The Card doesn't run with two! It's not possible! Do the math and you'll see why. 50 total and trust me those 50 are used!

 

[Anderson]

Could the Cardinal have been running PV as well, and folks just didn't add things up?

 

[Green Maned Lion]

You can charter Viewliners for private use, too . I discussed it with someOne about possibilities for me and my fiance's wedding. Costs an arm and a leg, though.

 

[had8ley]

I think deadheading from Beech Grove sounds more logical...

 

[the_traveler]

I agree. The Cardinal is also used as a "hospital train" to BG, so if anything needs to run to BG from the east coast (like an extra sleeper), it is sent on the Cardinal.

 

[dlagrua]

I would go with the opinion that adding a Viewliner to the Cardinal is a long shot but got a bit excited when our Crescent dinner guests reported two sleepers on their CDL trip. The people who gave us the info appeared to be credible so the likehood that the extra Viewliner deadheading to BG was the most likely scenerio. We would really like to experience that route but will probably wait for the Viewliner II's in 2013 where the CDL will most likely get its badly needed second sleeper and a real diner. It is sad that a route that regularly experiences high ridership and almost always sells out its sleepers cannot be improved right now.