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Posted by Anonymous

on Thu, Jun 30 2005 9:40 PM

Were RoadRailers ever run at the end of passenger trains ?

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Posted by CSSHEGEWISCH

on Fri, Jul 1 2005 10:23 AM

It seems that most Amtrak trains carried express boxcars and Roadrailers at the rear of their consists in the 1990's. In the 1960's, the C&O "Pere Marquettes" on the Chicago-Grand Rapids-Detroit routes carried the original version of the Roadrailer on the rear of their consists.

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Posted by cnw4001

on Sat, Jul 2 2005 7:12 PM

Amtrak carried Amtrak roadrailers in both the all white and silver and blue schemes.

They're gone now.

Posted by TrainFreak409

on Mon, Jul 11 2005 12:31 PM

Roadrailers were carried at the end of passenger trains. As said, the C & O practiced this in the 60s with the original RoadRailers (Trailer Railers I think they were called.) Amtrak did this as well, most were from the USPS. I don't believe this is practiced anymore. Norfolk Southern and a few other railroads (BNSF and UP?) still have regular unit trains of RoadRailers.

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