This morning, there was, and might still be, a long Union Pacific office-car train on Track 1 at Chicago's Ogilvie Transportation Center (nee Chicago and North Western Station). The train was spotless and gleaming, and I could see people eating in a dining car and well-dressed gentlemen conferring in a lounge car. It was guarded by multiple security guards, and half the Track 1-2 platform was taped off so the hoi polloi couldn't board or get too close to the cars. I didn't get a chance to write down the car names as I was swept along with the irresistible flow of commuters from my train that arrived on Track 2, made worse by having only half the platform to walk on.
There were two dome cars, one being "City of San Francisco," one of the other cars was named "Green River," and there was an observation car at the end. Over the rear observation platform there was a banner stating "Wind Distribution Center." My guess, since (1) there are a lot of wind farms along the Chicago-Springfield-St. Louis Amtrak route, and (2) Union Pacific owns that line, is that the train is some sort of promotional inspection tour of the wind farms.
There were two dome cars, one being "City of San Francisco," one of the other cars was named "Green River," and there was an observation car at the end. Over the rear observation platform there was a banner stating "Wind Distribution Center." My guess, since (1) there are a lot of wind farms along the Chicago-Springfield-St. Louis Amtrak route, and (2) Union Pacific owns that line, is that the train is some sort of promotional inspection tour of the wind farms.
