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There is a lot of route possibilities for HSR in the US that would probably make sense. Miami - Orlando - Jacksonville Tampa - Orlando - Jacksonville Jacksonville - Atlanta Jacksonville - New Orleans Atlanta - Birmingham - New Orleans New Orleans - Houston - San Antonio Houston - Dallas San Antonio - Austin - Dallas Dallas - Denver Dallas - Oklahoma City - Kansas City Tucson - Phoenix - Los Angeles Los Angeles - San Francisco San Diego - Sacramento Los Angeles - Las Vegas And this is just across
I believe that Alstom will play a very important role in any California HSR system. They have recently purchased and opened a plant at the former Mare Island shipyard in the largest building on the site with tracks inside the length of the building. They have recently won a contract from California for the rebuilding of the California Cars and Surfliner cars that will be done in the new building on Mare Island. The first three cars have already arrived for this rebuilding. This facility is more than
If one looks at 1960 just between Seattle and Chicago there was a choice of three trains the Milwaukee Road Olympian Hiawatha(exited service that year), NP North Coast Limited and GN Empire Builder all with 45 hour timings. The Santa Fe Super Chief and El Capitan were still operating 39 hour 45 minute schedules between Chicago and Los Angeles as was the UP City of Los Angeles. There were also slower 45 hour trains on both the Santa Fe Chief and UP Challenger. The only route where Amtrak has shown
Budd's Pioneer Zephyr? Al - in - Stockton
[quote user="ZephyrOverland"] [quote user="KCSfan"] It was the Cracker. Light up your cigar and ask another question Zephyr. Mark [/quote] OK, Ill try the 20 question format. Name this heavyweight train, the railroad(s) and the endpoints. [/quote] Did the train operate west of the Mississippi River? Al - in - Stockton
[quote user="KCSfan"] Here's the new question. What was the "two color" train, the RR which operated it and its route? Mark [/quote] Did the train operate east of the Mississippi River? Al in Stockton
[quote user="KCSfan"] [quote user="passengerfan"] [quote user="KCSfan"] Here's the new question. What was the "two color" train, the RR which operated it and its route? Mark [/quote] Did the train operate east of the Mississippi River? Al in Stockton [/quote]No. Mark [/quote] Did the train operate in the Southeastern US? Al - in - Stockton
[quote user="KCSfan"] Al, No. If it didn't run east of the Mississippi it couldn't run in the southeast. Mark [/quote] Mark That's what happens when you don't get enough sleep. I really mean't to say southwest? Al - in - Stockton
The slumbercoach room was smaller than the duplex roomette although not by much. The mattress was a standard pullman mattress in the duplex roomette where the slumbercoach mattress was somewhat thinner. Both had toilets and sinks. The major difference was you had all of the Pullman amenities in a duplex roomette not found in the slumbercoach, such as access to the first class section of the train, shoes shined etc. There was not much difference in price between a Roomette and Duplex Roomette but
[quote user="beaulieu"] [quote user="Doc Murdock"] I was talking to a friend of mine a few days ago regarding a train he saw in London, Ontario. The rail cars were a uniform colour, either beige or grey. He said there wasn't any insignia, graffti or markings on the rail cars whatsoever. He went on to say it was a long train but didn't say how many rail cars were involved. Any chance this was a military train? If not, does anyone here have any idea what kind of train this