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Well, my friend, if you are using the words "historic", and "F-40's" in the same sentence, it is apparent that you are a "young'in". I'll take a 1970's French Turboliner over F-40's and "Amfleet" anyday. Sure, it's not the E-units and Budd domes of the past, but it sure helped THIS railfan cope with the transition of the 1980's. If you'll permit me a quick aside, I took one of the last "Heritage Equipped" City of New Orleans runs in 1994. I was in a dome car, and found it to be way too hot "downstairs", and freezing up in the dome. (this was a late February run). On the return northbound trip, we had a Superliner consist. I missed the domes, but my Mardi-Gras hangover appreciated the modern comfort of the new equipment. Sure, I miss the old stuff as much as the next fellow. We railfans seem to loath change. It's inherant. Some of my older friends are still complaining about the loss of the heavyweight observation car with the end platform. Yes, for the record,I would have LOVED to have travelled on one of those! But, we take what we can get, with the state of things these days, consider yourself luckey that you have ANY passenger trains to ride at all. ( unless you live in the "northeast corridor").
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