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Empire Builder moved to a more southerly route?
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<p>[quote user="conrailman"]First Amtrak needs more Superliner Cars before any new Services began like a New Orders like 500 New Cars. Amtrak Superliner 1 cars are 28 plus Years old and Superliner 2 are 12 Plus Years Old.<span class="smiley">[2c]</span>[/quote]</p><p>I guess I better call my buddy at Greenbrier/Gunderson and have him dust off those sketches for converting the AutoMax articulated cars into articulated Superliners!<span class="smiley">[:P]</span></p><p>And I'll stand by my contention that there will <font size="3"><strong><font size="5">never</font></strong> </font>be two Amtrak routes through Montana. As Michael points out, it is likely that most of the Empire Builder boardings in places like Whitefish et al are coming from the I-90 cities. If there was a revived North Coast Hiawatha, it is likely the Empire Builder boardings would drop precipitously as those patrons switch to the more convenient southern Amtrak trains. Then what would become of the EB?!</p><p>No, the best option is to move the EB further south. Those Montana politicos who are pushing for both a new I-90 train while keeping the EB on the High Line really haven't thought things through.</p>
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