Link below to an article on train washing facilities from Trains in July. It mentions that facilities are completed or under construction at Boston, New Orleans, Hialeah, Sanford etc. Can anyone update this with current status? https://www.trains.com/trn/news-rev...trak-train-wash-facilities-ready-soon-report/
Train Washing Facilities updates?
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I can say from reports and watching some traincams that Chicago appears to be up and running and making a dent in the number of dirty cars.
Goleta will be interesting given the trainsets are going to layover on 2 different spurs with the only connection being the mainline.
SLO will be getting one as part of Central Coast Layover Facility
SLO will be getting one as part of Central Coast Layover Facility
The "Trains" article stated there was to be one in Sanford, but no mention of Lorton. I guess the Auto Train will make a round trip on one wash.
That kind of makes sense since in the winter, there is a fair chance of freezing temperatures in Lorton but essentially zero chance in Sanford. It must be significantly more expensive to build and maintain a washing stand in a place that can freeze versus one in Florida. Also, given the choice or washing the train once every round trip versus washing the train twice every round trip versus the current situation, washing the train never, I think the third option is the clear loser.
