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New Viewliners to have "...modern interiors with better layouts..."

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Posted by BostonTrainGuy on Tuesday, July 27, 2010 7:43 AM

I just read that toilets in individual roomettes will be eliminated.  That's good, but additional bathrooms will take up revenue space.  Attendants use of new baggage/dorms will free up one space, but shower and two new bathrooms will result in the net loss of at least one room I would guess. 

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Posted by blue streak 1 on Monday, July 26, 2010 4:53 PM

aegrotatio
From what I understand, the electrical panel needs and is getting a complete redesign.  The advancement of a couple decades of electrical thinking are hopefully being applied

Now days everything possible is done to home run electrical runs as well as telephone and TV.

 

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Posted by aegrotatio on Monday, July 26, 2010 4:22 PM

From what I understand, the electrical panel needs and is getting a complete redesign.  The advancement of a couple decades of electrical thinking are hopefully being applied.  The broken televisions are coming out.  The lighted switches that immediately burnt out were an odd failure.

Oh, and they mentioned working on the Viewliner Diner prototype, but I'm not sure if that means the one car or if they're also building more.

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Posted by Deggesty on Saturday, July 24, 2010 5:12 PM

A truly better layout will include space for the carry-on baggage that cannot be stowed in a room.

Johnny

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New Viewliners to have "...modern interiors with better layouts..."
Posted by BostonTrainGuy on Saturday, July 24, 2010 11:37 AM

Anyone have any idea of what these new layouts are?

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