The notice that baggage cars are being withdrawn from some LD trains this winter brought up several points.
1. No Heritage baggage cars were overhauled in FY 2014. FY 2013 end of year has already disappeared from Amtrak reports. ( any one save it ? )
2. 5 heritage diners were overhauled at Beech Grove in FY 2014. Notation was "project complete"
3. October 2014 ( FY 2015 ) Amtrak report showed no Heritage equipment of any kind being scheduled for overhauled for whole FY.
4. This would seem to indicate that as any Heritage car needs major work at Beech Grove it will be retired instead.
5. Since no Heritage diners will be overhauled either maybe V-2 diners will be coming sooner. It may be that enough diners will prevail until V-2 diners come onto property.
6. As well the baggage cars may have reached their end of life.
With this in mind as you posters see or here of retired Heritage cars please report on this thread. Also any planed retirements.
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