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Viewliner 2300
Posted by Anonymous on Friday, September 27, 2002 7:31 PM
It's been a while since Viewliner 2300 (62090?), the first prototype has been seen. According to Arrow, it was stored at DPF (Bear, Delaware) in 1996. Is there anyone who has access to Bear and Can look? Any Comments?
Any help is Appreciated, thanks.
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, September 27, 2002 8:42 PM
About a year ago I saw one of the viewliner prototypes operating as a dorm car on the Crescent, so I'm sure it has gotten around since then. I'm not sure whether this was the one you were talking about, but I know it was a prototype with its funny trucks. Its name was Eastern view. It had regular fluting, and looked normal. Also, what about the 8400, the viewliner diner? I last read that it was in Hialeah Yard in storage.

Joe
Atlanta, GA

Wait a second, I think Eastern View was the second prototype...2300 doesn't have a name. Sorry!
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, September 27, 2002 8:45 PM
Wait...I found some pics of the 2300

Look here:

http://198.30.209.3/amtrak/amtVIEW.html

Good pics of viewliners and the whole amtrak roster!

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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, September 27, 2002 9:38 PM
"Eastern View" is car 62091 which was 2301.

Below are my pictures of "Eastern View"
8400 is in dead storage in Beech Grove

http://www.geocities.com/skyline_view9711/abr62091.jpg
http://www.geocities.com/skyline_view9711/abr62091a.jpg
http://www.geocities.com/skyline_view9711/abr62091b.jpg
http://www.geocities.com/skyline_view9711/abr62091c.jpg
http://www.geocities.com/skyline_view9711/abr62091d.jpg

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